Quote by John Keats
I would jump down Etna for any public good -- but I hate a mawkish

I would jump down Etna for any public good — but I hate a mawkish popularity. – John Keats

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The excellency of every art is its intensity, capable of making all disagreeable evaporate. – John Keats

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Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit. – William Penn

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Im shopping around for something to do that no one will like. – Jerry Garcia

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Popularity is exhausting. The life of the party almost always winds up in a corner with an overcoat over him. – Wilson Mizner

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Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved. – Margaret Fuller

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