“Those who are actuated by the desire of fame and glory are amazingly gratified by approbation and praise, even though it comes from their inferiors.”

“Cold approbation gave the ling'ring bays,
For those who durst not censure, scarce could praise.”

“Approbation from Sir Hubert Stanley is praise indeed.”

“Some might consider him as too fond of fame; for the desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.”

“Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.”

“What is it men in women do require?
The lineaments of gratified desire.
What is it women do in men require?
The lineaments of gratified desire.”

“I am vain—praise is opium, and the lip
Cannot resist the fascinating draught,
Though knowing its excitement is a fraud—
Delirious—a mockery of fame.”

“To the everlasting glory of those few men blessed and sanctified in the curses and execrations of those many whose praise is eternal damnation.”

“Ennui is the desire of activity without the fit means of gratifying the desire.”

“I find war detestable but those who praise it without participating in it even more so.”