A Quote by William Rowan Hamilton

Who would not rather have the fame of Archimedes than that of his conqueror Marcellus?

William Rowan Hamilton

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William Rowan Hamilton
Physicist
August 4, 1805 - September 2, 1865

Themistocles being asked whether he would rather be Achilles or Homer, said, "Which would you rather be, a conqueror in the Olympic games, or the crier that proclaims who are conquerors?

Plutarch

I would rather be here in the Philly Hall of Fame than the NBA Hall of Fame.

Rasheed Wallace

I would rather be the author of one original thought than conqueror of a hundred battles. Yet moral excellence is so much superior to intellectual, that I ought to esteem one virtue more valuable than a hundred original thoughts.

William Benton Clulow

But I'd rather help than watch. I'd rather have a heart than a mind. I'd rather expose too much than too little. I'd rather say hello to strangers than be afraid of them. I would rather know all this about myself than have more money than I need. I'd rather have something to love than a way to impress you.

Po Bronson

Which would you rather be, a conqueror in the Olympic games, or the crier that proclaims who are conquerors?

Homer

If there were only some way of contriving that a state or an army should be made up of lovers and their beloved, they would be the very best governors of their own city, abstaining from all dishonour, and emulating one another in honour; and when fighting at each other's side, although a mere handful, they would overcome the world. For what lover would not choose rather to be seen by all mankind than by his beloved, either when abandoning his post or throwing away his arms? He would be ready to die a thousand deaths rather than endure this.

Plato

The fame which bids fair to live the longest resembles that which Horace attributes to Marcellus, whose progress he compares to the silent, imperceptible growth of a tree.

William Benton Clulow

The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.

Ernest Renan

Men often mistake notoriety for fame, and would rather be remarked for their vices and follies than not be noticed at all!

Harry S. Truman

Trump doesn't force the networks to show his rallies live rather than do real reporting. Nor does he force anyone to accept his phone calls rather than demand that he do a face-to-face interview that would be a greater risk for him.

Campbell Brown

Death makes no conquest of this conqueror: For now he lives in fame, though not in life.

William Shakespeare

I'm going to paraphrase Thoreau here... rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth.

Jon Krakauer

Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness - give me truth.

Emile Hirsch

My father, John Marcellus Huston, was a director renowned for his adventurous style and audacious nature.

Anjelica Huston

Everybody can do something toward creating in his own environment kindly feelings rather than anger, reasonableness rather than hysteria, happiness rather than misery.

Bertrand Russell

Be persecuted, rather than be a persecutor. Be crucified, rather than be a crucifier. Be treated unjustly, rather than treat anyone unjustly. Be oppressed, rather than be an oppressor. Be gentle rather than zealous. Lay hold of goodness, rather than justice.

Isaac of Nineveh

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