Enduring fame is ever posthumous. The orbs of virtue and genius seldom culminate during their terrestrial periods. (Amos Bronson Alcott)

Enduring fame is ever posthumous. The orbs of virtue and genius seldom culminate during their terrestrial periods.

Amos Bronson Alcott

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