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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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Folly loves the martyrdom of fame. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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My great comfort is, that the temporary celebrity I have wrung from the world has been in the very teeth of all opinions and prejudices. I have flattered no ruling powers; I have never concealed a single thought that tempted me. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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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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Riches: A dream in the night. Fame: A gull floating on water. – Chinese Proverb

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