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“We want men to rule the nation who care more for and love better the nation's welfare than gold and silver, fame or popularity.”

Men Want Care Nations Love Is Fame Gold And Love Welfare Silver Want Me Popularity Who Cares Gold And Silver

Author:Brigham Young

“Oh, when shall Britain, conscious of her claim, Stand emulous of Greek and Roman fame? In living medals see her wars enroll'd, And vanquished realms supply recording gold?”

War Fame Conscious Gold Claims Greek Realms Britain Medal

Book:The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope

Source: The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope

“Man makes one journey all his living days, Down through the realms of music and of art; Down through the halls of fame and glorious praise; Down through the tears and triumphs of the heart To some sweet woman waiting some place there. For her he builds his cities and makes war, Seeks gold and glorious wealth to store.”

Men Heart Art War Waiting Women Wealth Cities Journey Tears Sweet Fame Gold Praise Stores Triumph Realms Glorious Halls Men Women Hall Of Fame

Author:John Updike

“Wisdom is neither gold, nor silver, nor fame, nor wealth, nor health, nor strength, nor beauty.”

Wisdom Wealth Fame Gold Silver

Book:Plutarch's Morals: Ethical Essays

Source: Plutarch's Morals: Ethical Essays

“Want me to sell my soul, just so I can go gold. You can have the cars, clothes the jewerlies, the houses and hos. Cats do anything for a little bit of fame and a little bit of change. Industry snakes, they ain't friendly. Thought she loved me, she just tricked me.”

Want Littles I Can Soul House Bits Car Industry Fame Little Bit Clothes Cat Gold Sells My Soul Friendly Want Me Snakes

Author:Bow Wow

“There is no friend like the old friend, who has shared our morning days, No greeting like his welcome, no homage like his praise: Fame is the scentless sunflower, with gaudy crown of gold; But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.”

Real Morning Sweet Fame Gold Praise Rose Welcome Breathing Crowns Real Friends Folds Old Friends Homage Greetings No Friends Sunflower Gaudy

Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

“Fame is the scentless sunflower, with gaudy crown of gold; But friendship is the rose, with sweets in every fold.”

Friendship Community Sweet Fame Gold Rose Crowns Folds Sunflower Lasting Friendship Friendship Garden Gaudy

Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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

Fame Gold Hunger Cursed

Author:Virgil

“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

“Love is not a feeling to pass away Like the balmy breath of a Summer's day....... Love is not a passion of earthly mould As a thirst for honour, or fame, or gold”

Life Feelings Passion Love Is Fame Summer Gold Breaths Honour Thirst Passing Away Mould

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated)

“It is in the blood of genius to love play for its own sake, and whether one uses one's skill on thrones or women, swords or pens, gold or fame, the game's the thing.”

Play Use Games Blood Talent Genius Fame Skills Gold Sake Pens Thrones

Book:The Romance of the Commonplace

Source: The Romance of the Commonplace

“I would rather marry a good man, a man of mind, with a hope and bright prospects ahead for position, fame and power than to marry all the houses, gold and bones in the world.”

Men World Mind House Position Fame Gold Bones Good Man Prospects

Author:Mary Todd Lincoln