Accidents Quote by Thomas Carlyle

Fame, we may understand, is no sure test of merit, but only a probability of such: it is an accident, not a property, of…

— Thomas Carlyle

Fame is an accident; merit a thing absolute.

— Herman Melville

Fame is no sure test of merit.

— Thomas Carlyle

It's pretty clear that fame isn't inextricably connected with merit .

— Errol Morris

If you are born with fame, it is an accident. If you die with fame, it is an achievement.

— Abdul Kalam

It is not without reason that fame is awarded only after death. The cloud-dust of notoriety which follows and envelops the men who drive…

— James Russell Lowell

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

— Doris Lessing

To me, the whole idea of fame and I think it can be a real test of somebody, of who they are. You know,…

— Tobey Maguire

What is merit? The opinion one man entertains of another.

— Anonymous

The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The world more often rewards the appearance of merit than merit itself.

— Francois La Rochefoucauld

Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrity upon them.

— David Bowie