Jeg vil heller bli husket for en sang enn for en seier.
Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country (1863).
I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.
I would rather be Charles Lamb than Charles XII. I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory. I would rather build a fine sonnet than have built St. Paul’s. I would rather be the discoverer of a new image than the discoverer of a new planet.