Fame and fortune
One is inconstant, the other firm. The latter helps us live, the former helps us later. Fortune against envy, fame against oblivion. You can wish for fortune, and sometimes nurture it with your efforts, but all fame requires constant work. A desire for renown is born from strength and vigor. Fame is — has always been — the sister of giants. It always goes to extremes : monsters or prodigies, abomination or applause.
