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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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A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases it will never pass into nothingness. – John Keats

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It appears to me that almost any man may like the spider spin from his own inwards his own airy citadel. – John Keats

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True popularity is not the popularity which is followed after, but the popularity which follows after. – Lord Mansfield

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Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of few; and number not voices, but weigh them. – Immanuel Kant

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I wouldnt say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity. – Bette Midler

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Great individuals are not only popular themselves, but they give popularity to whatever they touch. – Fournier

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