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> # Folly loves the martyrdom of fame.

[Lord Byron](https://quotesby.net/Lord-Byron)\#90

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## About this quote

What does it mean?Foolish people are attracted to the suffering that fame brings.In plain termsFools love fame's painful sacrifice.What can you take from it?Beware of chasing fame for its own sake.

### Where it applies

- celebrity culture
- career choices

### Putting it to work

- evaluate motivations
- seek intrinsic rewards

### Questions to consider

- Why do some seek fame despite pain?
- What alternatives exist?

### Another view

Not all fame requires personal sacrifice.

## More from Lord Byron

1. > When all of genius which can perish dies.

[Permalink to quote \#89](https://quotesby.net/Lord-Byron/89/ "Permalink to quote 89")
2. > Who track the steps of glory to the grave.

[Permalink to quote \#91](https://quotesby.net/Lord-Byron/91/ "Permalink to quote 91")
3. > And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword, Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord!

[Permalink to quote \#88](https://quotesby.net/Lord-Byron/88/ "Permalink to quote 88")

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