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“The cursed hunger for gold. -Auri sacra fames”

Fame Gold Hunger Cursed

Author:Virgil

“People know that fame and position are pleasant, but they do not know that the pleasure of anonymity is most real. People know that hunger and cold are distressing, but they do not know that the distress of not experiencing cold or hunger is greater.”

People Knows Real Pleasure Greater Position Cold Fame Hunger Pleasant Taoism Distress Anonymity Distressing

Author:Zicheng Hong

“There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause.”

Men May Motivational Care Success Successful Our Lives Fame Encouragement Hunger Don't Care Spots I Don't Care Encouraging Applause

Author:George Matthew Adams

“Give me hunger, pain and want, Shut me out with shame and failure From your doors of gold and fame, Give me your shabbiest, weariest hunger! But leave me a little love.”

Want Giving Littles Pain Doors Fame Gold Give Me Shame Hunger Leaving Me Little Love

Book:The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg

Source: The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg

“As for fame, fame felt like nothing. Fame was not a sensation like love or hunger or loneliness, welling from within and invisible to the outside eye. It was rather entirely external, coming from the minds of others. It existed in the way people looked at him or behaved towards him. In that, being famous was no different from being gay, or Jewish, or from a visible minority: you are who you are, and then people project onto you some notion they have.”

People Way Mind Different Eye Felt Loneliness Gay Fame Projects Who You Are Notion Hunger Invisible Visible Minorities Sensations Like Love Being Gay Being Famous

Book:Beatrice & Virgil

Source: Beatrice & Virgil

“Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun.”

Mean Certain Games Winning Fame Losing Fortune Hunger Hunger Games Book Certain Death

Book:The Hunger Games

Source: The Hunger Games

“Once I'm on my feet i realize escape might not be so simple, panic begins to set in. i can't stay here. flight is essential but i can't let my fear show. Winning means fame and fortune, losing mean certain death, The Hunger Games have begun . . .”

Mean I Can Shows Might Certain Games Winning Realizing Simple Feet Fame Essentials Losing Fortune Hunger Flight Panic Certain Death

Author:Suzanne Collins

“Now there is fame! Of all - hunger, misery, the incomprehension by the public - fame is by far the worst. It is the castigation of God by the artist. It is sad. It is true.”

Artist Worst Fame Misery Hunger Incomprehension

Book:Picasso's Picassos

Source: Picasso's Picassos