Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like: it is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.

— George Bernard Shaw

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.

— Anonymous

Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.

— George Bernard Shaw

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— Mouloud Benzadi

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— Anonymous

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— Michael D. O'Brien

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— John Peter Nettl

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— Alain de Benoist

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— Marsha Hinds

“Why be a saint unless you could also be a martyr?”

— Louise Penny

“Whoever wishes to rise above the common level must be prepared for a great struggle and recoil before no obstacle. A great writer is…

— Honoré de Balzac

Folly loves the martyrdom of fame.

— Lord Byron