To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

Quote by Alexander Smith

Topics: Fame Quotes

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.

The world is not so much in need of new thoughts as that when thought...

The world is not so much in need of new thoughts as that when thought...

We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep...

We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep...

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

How deeply seated in the human heart is the liking for gardens and gardening.

How deeply seated in the human heart is the liking for gardens and gardening.

There is no ghost so difficult to lay as the ghost of an injury.

There is no ghost so difficult to lay as the ghost of an injury.

The saddest thing that befalls a soul Is when it loses faith in God and...

The saddest thing that befalls a soul Is when it loses faith in God and...

Trees are your best antiques.

Trees are your best antiques.

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

The sea complains upon a thousand shores.

The sea complains upon a thousand shores.

Everything is sweetened by risk.

Everything is sweetened by risk.

In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of...

In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of...

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

If you don't show appreciation to those that deserve it, they'll learn to stop doing...

If you don't show appreciation to those that deserve it, they'll learn to stop doing...

Learn to appreciate what you have, before time makes you appreciate what you had.

Learn to appreciate what you have, before time makes you appreciate what you had.

Thank those who matter. Appreciate those who care. Love those who are true. Thank, appreciate...

Thank those who matter. Appreciate those who care. Love those who are true. Thank, appreciate...

If we can discover the meaning in the trilling of a frog, perhaps we may...

If we can discover the meaning in the trilling of a frog, perhaps we may...

Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and...

Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and...