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

—Pericles, c. 450 BC

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it, and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.

—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, c. 1790

Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury—to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.

—Albert Einstein, 1931

They are trying to make me into a fixed star. I am an irregular planet.

—Martin Luther, c. 1530

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

—Voltaire, 1723

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

—Oscar Wilde, 1891
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