Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like: it is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.

I've learned people are watching, so don't do nothing stupid.

I'm quite happy being famous for what I do but I'm not happy about being famous for the sake of being famous.

If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?

It's all fleeting. As fame is fleeting, so are all the trappings of fame fleeting. The money, the clothes, the furniture.

Spurious fame spreads from tongue to tongue like the fog of the early dawn before the sun rises.