NOTORIETY, n. The fame of one's competitor for public honors. The kind of renown most accessible and acceptable to mediocrity. A Jacob's-ladder leading to the vaudeville stage, with angels ascending and descending. - Ambrose Bierce
I too shall lie in the dust when I am dead, but now let me win noble renown. - Homer
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession. - Sallust
Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote. - Edward Young