Fame has also this great drawback, that if we pursue it, we must direct our lives so as to please the fancy of men.

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Fame has also this great drawback, that if we pursue it, we must direct our lives so as to please the fancy of men. - Baruch Spinoza

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Fame has also this great drawback, that if we pursue it, we must direct our lives so as to please the fancy of men. - Gordon Brown quotes