Happy is the man who hath never known what it is to taste of fame

Happy is the man who hath never known what it is to taste of fame –to have it is a purgatory, to want it is a Hell! – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

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I awoke one morning and found myself famous. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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

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

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