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William Shakespeare on Fame

1564–1616 England

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7 quotes

Death makes no conquest of this conqueror:
For now he lives in fame, though not in life.

Richard III (1591)

He lives in fame, that died in virtue's cause.

Let fame, that all hunt after in their lives,
Live register'd upon our brazen tombs.

I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety.

Henry V (1599)

Better to leave undone, than by our deed
Acquire too high a fame, when him we serve's away.

I see my reputation is at stake:
My fame is shewdly gor'd.

Troilus and Cressida (1602)

Had doting Priam checked his son's desire,
Troy had been bright with fame and not with fire.

The Rape of Lucrece (1594)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William Shakespeare (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.