Fame Quote by Emily Dickinson

I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name. [Lat., Nolo virum facili…

— Martial

It is pitiful when a man bears a name for convenience merely, who has earned neither name nor fame.

— Henry David Thoreau

Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous.

— Lucius Accius

None despise fame more heartily than those who have no possible claim to it.

— Jean Antoine Petit-Senn

I don't really like... fame in general.

— Tobin Heath

He lives in fame that died in virtue's cause.

— William Shakespeare

Fame - anyone who says he doesn't like it is crazy

— Bennett Cerf

Life is too precious to be squandered for fame or love.

— Sangram Singh

Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.

— Theodore Roosevelt

The wise man thinks of fame just enough to avoid being despised.

— Epicurus

Fame is nothing but an empty name.

— Charles Churchill

Famous people complain about fame, but they never want to give it back, myself included.

— Erica Jong