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If fame is only to come after death, I am in no hurry for it.

—Martial, c. 86

A woman’s greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.

—Pericles, c. 450 BC

There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

—Oscar Wilde, 1891

I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.

—Cato the Elder, c. 184 BC

Fame is no sanctuary from the passing of youth. Suicide is much easier and more acceptable in Hollywood than growing old gracefully.

—Julie Burchill, 1986

All people have the common desire to be elevated in honor, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.

—Mencius, c. 330 BC
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