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“Were not this desire of fame very strong, the difficulty of obtaining it, and the danger of losing it when obtained, would be sufficient to deter a man from so vain a pursuit.”

Men Would Be Desire Strong Danger Fame Losing Difficulty Pursuit Vain Sufficient Very Strong Obtaining

Book:The spectator

Source: The spectator

“Adam Smith was not a big fan of the pursuit of fame and fortune. His view of what we truly want, of what really makes us happy, cuts to the core of things. It takes him only twelve words to get to the heart of the matter: Man naturally desires, not only to be loved, but to be lovely.”

Men Want Heart Matter Bigs Desire Views Cutting Fans Fame Fortune Core Pursuit Lovely Adam Twelve

Book:How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness

Source: How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness

“The Frenchman, by nature, is sensuous and sensitive. He has intelligence, which makes him tired of life sooner than other kinds of men. He is not athletic: he sees the futility of the pursuit of fame; the climate at times depresses him.”

Men Kind Fame Tired Climate Pursuit France Sensitive Depressing Athletic Futility Sensuous Frenchmen Tired Of Life

Author:Anais Nin

“That isn’t about money, fame, or power. It’s about will, dedication, commitment, and knowing your self-worth. You can be poor as dirt and have those traits. Money can’t buy you values. You just need to know what is important to you and then feel secure in your pursuit to achieve that.”

Knows Needs Feels Important Self Values Poor Money Knowing Achieve Fame Commitment Pursuit Self Worth Secure Dedication Traits Dirt

Author:Jennifer Hudson

“None of the projects or designs which exercise the mind of man are equally subject to obstructions and disappointments with the pursuit of fame.”

Men Mind Subjects Design Exercise Fame Projects Disappointment Pursuit Obstruction

Book:The Rambler: In Four Volumes

Source: The Rambler: In Four Volumes

“Let danger never turn you aside from the pursuit of honor or the service to your country ... Know that death is inevitable and the fame of virtue is immortal”

Knows Country Turns Virtue Danger Honor Fame Pursuit Inevitable Immortal

Author:Robert E. Lee

“You see somewhere along the way, we've allowed the pursuit of fame and things to blind us to the issues that prevent us from moving upward.”

Way Moving Issues Fame Blind Pursuit

Author:T.I.

“It seems, in fact, that the more advanced a society is, the greater will be its interest in ruined things, for it will see in them a redemptively sobering reminder of the fragility of its own achievements. Ruins pose a direct challenge to our concern with power and rank, with bustle and fame. They puncture the inflated folly of our exhaustive and frenetic pursuit of wealth.”

Facts Seems Interest Challenges Wealth Greater Fame Achievement Concern Direct Pursuit Ruins Folly Ruined Reminders Fragility Bustle Puncture Pursuit Of Wealth

Book:The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work

Source: The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work

“There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame; life concludes before you have so much as sketched your work.”

World Fame Trade Pursuit

Author:Jean de la Bruyere

“Those that think that wealth is the proper thing for them cannot give up their revenues; those that seek distinction cannot give up the thought of fame; those that cleave to power cannot give the handle of it to others. While they hold their grasp of those things, they are afraid of losing them. When they let them go, they are grieved and they will not look at a single example, from which they might perceive the folly of their restless pursuits - such men are under the doom of heaven.”

Thinking Men Giving Looks Might Heaven Wealth Example Fame Giving Up Losing Pursuit Handle Perceive Folly Distinction Not Giving Up Restless Revenue Doom

Author:Zhuangzi