“Fame is the scentless sunflower, with gaudy crown of gold;
But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.”
No Time like the old Time; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
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Poet, essayist, physician 1809–1894Related quotes
“Fame is not the glory; virtue is the goal, and Fame only a messenger to bring more to the fold.”
Degrees: Thought Capsules and Micro Tales (1989)
"Messenger"
Variant: My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness
Source: Thirst (2006)
“Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses,
A box where sweets compacted lie.”
Virtue, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
The Palm Tree http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/hemans/records/tree.html, st. 2.
A White Rose, lines 1-4, in In Bohemia (1886), p. 24.
“The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold,
And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold”
Lord Byron, The Destruction of Sennacherib
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The world goes crazy for Lady Gaga (2009)
Context: I don't want to see Bowie in a tracksuit. He never let anyone see him that way. The outlet for my work is not just the music and the videos, it's every breathing moment of my life. I'm always saying something about art and music and fame. That's why you don't ever catch me in sweatpants.