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“Above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is Nunc dimittis, when a man hath obtained worthy ends and expectations. Death hath this also, that it openeth the gate to good fame, and extinguisheth envy.”

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Author:Francis Bacon

“It's just nice to work hard and be rewarded, which is having lots of people watch. And the icing on the cake is for me is to be able to walk around with pride, feeling that the product you put out is worthy of being watched. But honestly, it's not a big deal. I don't put too much stock in fame or celebrity anyway. I don't put it in the 'important' box.”

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Author:Christopher Meloni

“Time and experience have taught me that fame and money very rarely go to the worthy, by the way - hence we shouldn't ever be too impressed by either of those impostors. Value folk for who they are, how they live and what they give - that's a much better benchmark.”

Way Giving Values Taught Fame Folks Worthy Impressed

Author:Bear Grylls

“I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.”

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Book:The Ethics of Confucius

Source: The Ethics of Confucius

“How many worthy men have we known to survive their own reputation, who have seen and suffered the honor and glory most justly acquired in their youth, extinguished in their own presence?”

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Book:Michel de Montaigne: Selected Essays

Source: Michel de Montaigne: Selected Essays

“Enflamed with the study of learning and the admiration of virtue; stirred up with high hopes of living to be brave men and worthy patriots, dear to God, and famous to all ages.”

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Book:Some Thoughts Concerning Education

Source: Some Thoughts Concerning Education