The love of fame, as it enters at times into his mind, is only another name for the love of excellence; or it is the ambition to attain the highest excellence, sanctioned by the highest authority — that of time.


Lectures on the English Poets (1818) - Lecture VIII, "On the Living Poets"

William Hazlitt Quotes

The love of fame, as it enters at times into his mind, is only another name for the love of excellence; or it is the ambition to attain the highest...

The love of fame, as it enters at times into his mind, is only another name for the love of excellence; or it is the ambition to attain the highest...

The love of fame, as it enters at times into his mind, is only another name for the love of excellence; or it is the ambition to attain the highest...

The love of fame, as it enters at times into his mind, is only another name for the love of excellence; or it is the ambition to attain the highest...