Aphorism #10 Fortune and Fame.
Aphorism #10 Fortune and Fame.
Where the one is fickle the other is enduring. The first for life, the second afterwards; the one against envy, the other against oblivion. Fortune is desired, at times assisted: fame is earned. The desire for fame springs from man's best part. It was and is the sister of the giants; it always goes to extremes--horrible monsters or brilliant prodigies.http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/...rYyM32AH8/0/di
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