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“It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.”

Littles Real Deals Fire Fame Glory Smoke Notoriety

Book:The 'Little Women' Trilogy (Illustrated)

Source: The 'Little Women' Trilogy (Illustrated)

“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.”

Ifs May Fire Fame Preserves Kindles

Book:The works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England, in five volumes

Source: The works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England, in five volumes

“When money and fame happen too late, it's like pouring kerosene over a fire of self-loathing.”

Self Happens Fire Fame Late Too Late Pouring Loathing Self Loathing Money And Fame

Author:Bradford Cox

“Sexual desire may burn like fire, but when you give a thought to when you are ill, then your excitement dies down. Fame and fortune may be sweet as candy, but when you give a thought to when you die, then their flavor is like chewing wax. Therefore, if people are usually concerned about death and illness, this can also dissolve unreal activities and develop longing for the way.”

People Ifs Way Giving May Desire Dies Fire Sweet Activity Fame Concerned Longing Fortune Ill Illness Excitement Taoism Flavor Candy Unreal Chewing Sexual Desire

Author:Zicheng Hong

“The fire in the belly is essential, otherwise you become Michael Buble - famous and meaningless.”

Fire Fame Essentials Meaningless Belly

Author:Steven Morrissey

“We continue, however, to write about important people, prize-winning people, blacks of grandeur, women of great fire, fame or wit. We do not write about ordinary people.”

People Writing Important Winning Fire Fame Ordinary Educational Wit Prize Ordinary People Grandeur Prize Winning

Book:On Being a Teacher

Source: On Being a Teacher

“Much of the fire with him [Ben Hogan] was lit by Byron Nelson, who came from the same town - the same caddie yard - and achieved fame and fortune several years ahead of Ben and who, as a kid, had always been popular and better liked than Ben. No puzzle at all.”

Years Kids Fire Fame Towns Fortune Golf Yards Puzzles Lit Nelson Byron Caddies

Author:Dan Jenkins