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Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil. -- John Milton (1608-1674) -- Lycidas, Line 78
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious day
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into...
Fame may be compared to a scold: the best way to silence her is to let her alone, and she will at last be out of breath in blowing her own trumpet.
-- Fulle...
Fame then was cheap, and the first comer sped; And they have kept it since by being dead.
-- John Dryden (1631-1700) -- The Conquest of Granada, Epilogue...
Familiarity breeds attempt.
Familiarity breeds contempt--and children. -- Mark Twai
Familiarity breeds contempt. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 640
Familiarity breeds distraction." "I thought it was 'contempt'." "That's next" -- The Bible Study
Familiarity is the opiate of the imagination.
familiarity * lots = warm-fuzzies; warm-fuzzies + magic = fall in love.
-- Stewart Tansley (Nov 17, 1992)...

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