John Dryden Quotes about Fame
Fame then was cheap, and the first comer sped; And they have kept it since by being dead.
John Dryden (1800). “The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works ; Now First Collected, with Notes and Illustrations”, p.226
Maintain your post: That's all the fame you need; For 'tis impossible you should proceed.
John Dryden (1868). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden”, p.256