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Quote by Francis Bacon
Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, an

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid. – Francis Bacon

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A bachelors life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner. – Francis Bacon

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There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame; life concludes before you have so much as sketched your work. – Jean De La Bruyere

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