What is the end of Fame? 't is but to fillA certain portion of uncertain paper:Some liken it to climbing up a hill,Whose summit, like all hills, is lost in vapour;For this men write, speak, preach, and heroes kill,And bards burn what they call their 'midnight taper,'To have, when the original is dust,A name, a wretched picture, and worse bust.
-Lord Byron
Select a background
More quotes by Lord Byron
Popular Authors
A curated listing of popular authors.