Learning Points: The fame game has more losers than winners

Fame is thought to be a way of becoming more valuable, a way of finding a voice, writes Richard Hogan.

So, when Caesar read about Alexander’s life and achievements he burst into tears. His friends were surprised to see their king’s reaction, a king who had achieved so much in his own life. When questioned about his sudden display of emotion, he replied: “Do you think I have not just cause to weep, when I consider that Alexander at my age had conquered so many nations, and I have all this time done nothing that is memorable.”