No greater harm can befall a person of mere abil- ity than to be exploited as a marvel of genius. It is better to be abused than to be overpraised. I confess to being so disappointed on my first meeting with one of these much described genius- beauties that I was unable to collect my scattered senses. I had never understood the woman's claim to being a celebrity, but I felt much could be excused and forgiven a beautiful woman, who is a joy forever. When I found her possessed of neither talent nor beauty, I was left puzzling over the shape of the mind which could derive pleasure from such cheap and meaningless notoriety.
Fame is always the echo of deeds.
It is useless to attempt to produce the echo before the deeds have been achieved. Every-day thoughts in prose and verse.