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Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrity upon them.

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

Fame is ultimately about the cycles of desire and how to do away with them or manage them well.

The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.

When the sacredness of one's word is matched in the attributes of his character throughout, all that constitutes a man, then we find that there is something in a man's life greater than his occupation or his achievements; grander than acquisition or wealth; higher than genius; more enduring than fame.

Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the wealthy. Celebrity is not inherent in any personality. To be celebrated, to be wealthy, to have power requires access to major institutions.

The value of a man is in his intrinsic qualities: in that of which power cannot strip him and which adverse fortune cannot take away. That for which he is indebted to circumstances is mere trapping and tinsel.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

What is fame? The advantage of being known by people of whom you yourself know nothing, and for whom you care as little.

Fame is hollow. It amplifies what is there. If there is any self-doubt, or hatred, or lack of ability to connect with people, fame will magnify it.