I doubt that the desire for fame springs from the best part of human nature. I am more comfortable with the idea that [I donāt get angry when people donāt know about it. Well, it makes sense that the desire for fame can create greatness and monsters. Do you have a different interpretation of the word āfame?ā I am not looking for accolades from all people living today. It says so in ā[Play on quality, not quantity. Rather, it says The wise man is immortal., so it must be thinking of timeless fame.
from The Art of Worldly Wisdom
- fortune and reputation. x One is capricious, the other permanent. The one opposes envy, the other oblivion. Fortune is desired and sometimes helped, fame is earned. Desire for fame springs from the best part of man. It was and still is the sister of the giant, the terrible monster or the brilliant genius, always both extremes.
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