Fame Quote by Harry S. Truman

Men often mistake notoriety for fame, and would rather be noticed for their vices than not be noticed at all.

— Harry S. Truman

Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.

— Aesop

Men seek fame and high places only to learn that they were happier in obscurity

— Vance Havner

Fame nowadays is little else but notoriety.

— Ouida

That sort of reputation which precedes performance [is] often the larger part of a man's fame.

— George Eliot

Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands,…

— Davy Crockett

fame is merely the fact of being misunderstood by millions of people.

— Erica Jong

Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrity upon them.

— David Bowie

Men have solicitude about fame; and the greater share they have of it, the more afraid they are of losing it.

— Samuel Johnson

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

— Epicurus

Men the most infamous are fond of fame, And those who fear not guilt yet start at shame.

— Charles Churchill

Fame is one thing, notoriety is another.

— Lana Turner