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Quote by Francis Bacon
Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily prese

Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again. – Francis Bacon

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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable. – Francis Bacon

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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable. – Francis Bacon

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The strongest poison ever known came from Caesars laurel crown. – William Blake

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Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole. – Vicki Baum

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Popular applause veers with the wind. – John Bright

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Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud. – W. H. Auden

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My downfall raises me to infinite heights. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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