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For us to get released from Renown and go home was scary, but such a relief, our family hadn’t been home in three months, so that part was amazing. But then the rehabilitation started and it was scary. – Erica Edwards	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Forget everything else. Keep hold of this alone and remember it: Each of us lives only now, this brief instant. The rest has been lived already, or is impossible to see. The span we live is small - small as the corner of the earth in which we live it. Small as the greatest renown, passed from mouth to mouth by short-lived stick figures, ignorant alike of themselves and those long dead. – Marcus Aurelius	added by Normando 4 years ago
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession. – Sallust, The War with Catiline	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote. – Edward Young, Love of Fame (satire I, l. 89)	added by anonymous 13 years ago
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession. – Sallust	added by anonymous 14 years ago
The dancing pair that simply sought renown,By holding out to tire each other downThe swain mistrustless of his smutted face,While secret laughter titter'd round the placeThe bashful virgin's side-long looks of love,The matrons glance that would those looks reproveThese were thy charms, sweet village sports like these,With sweet succession, taught e'en toil to pleaseThese were thy bowers their cheerful influence shed,These were thy charms -- but all these charms are fled. – Oliver Goldsmith	added by anonymous 14 years ago
I too shall lie in the dust when I am dead, but now let me win noble renown. – Homer	added by anonymous 14 years ago
May the gods grant you all things which your heart desires, and may they give you a husband and a home and gracious concord, for there is nothing greater and better than this -when a husband and wife keep a household in oneness of mind, a great woe to their enemies and joy to their friends, and win high renown. – Homer	added by anonymous 14 years ago

For us to get released from Renown and go home was scary, but such a relief, our family hadn’t been home in three months, so that part was amazing. But then the rehabilitation started and it was scary.

– Erica Edwards

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Forget everything else. Keep hold of this alone and remember it: Each of us lives only now, this brief instant. The rest has been lived already, or is impossible to see. The span we live is small - small as the corner of the earth in which we live it. Small as the greatest renown, passed from mouth to mouth by short-lived stick figures, ignorant alike of themselves and those long dead.

– Marcus Aurelius

added by Normando
4 years ago

The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.

– Sallust, The War with Catiline

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote.

– Edward Young, Love of Fame (satire I, l. 89)

added by anonymous
13 years ago

The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.

– Sallust

added by anonymous
14 years ago

The dancing pair that simply sought renown,By holding out to tire each other downThe swain mistrustless of his smutted face,While secret laughter titter'd round the placeThe bashful virgin's side-long looks of love,The matrons glance that would those looks reproveThese were thy charms, sweet village sports like these,With sweet succession, taught e'en toil to pleaseThese were thy bowers their cheerful influence shed,These were thy charms -- but all these charms are fled.

– Oliver Goldsmith

added by anonymous
14 years ago

I too shall lie in the dust when I am dead, but now let me win noble renown.

– Homer

added by anonymous
14 years ago

May the gods grant you all things which your heart desires, and may they give you a husband and a home and gracious concord, for there is nothing greater and better than this -when a husband and wife keep a household in oneness of mind, a great woe to their enemies and joy to their friends, and win high renown.

– Homer

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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