text_original: The thought is strongly expressed by the eloquent Mackenzie: "_Fame is a revenue payable only to our ghosts_; and to deny ourselves all present satisfaction, or to expose ourselves to so much hazard for this, were as great madness as to starve ourselves, or fight desperately for food, to be laid on our tombs after our death."
text_transcription: THE THOUGHT IS STRONGLY EXPRESSED BY THE ELOQUENT MACKENZIE FAME IS A REVENUE PAYABLE ONLY TO OUR GHOSTS AND TO DENY OURSELVES ALL PRESENT SATISFACTION OR TO EXPOSE OURSELVES TO SO MUCH HAZARD FOR THIS WERE AS GREAT MADNESS AS TO STARVE OURSELVES OR FIGHT DESPERATELY FOR FOOD TO BE LAID ON OUR TOMBS AFTER OUR DEATH
phonemes: ðə θˈɔːt ɪz stɹˈɔŋli ɛkspɹˈɛst baɪ ðɪ ˈɛləkwənt məkˈɛnzi: "fˈeɪm ɪz ɐ ɹˈɛvənˌuː pˈeɪəbəl ˈoʊnli tʊ ˌaʊɚ ɡˈoʊsts; ænd tə dᵻnˈaɪ aʊɚsˈɛlvz ˈɔːl pɹˈɛzənt sˌæɾɪsfˈækʃən, ɔːɹ tʊ ɛkspˈoʊz aʊɚsˈɛlvz tə sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ hˈæzɚd fɔːɹ ðˈɪs, wɜːɹ æz ɡɹˈeɪt mˈædnəs æz tə stˈɑːɹv aʊɚsˈɛlvz, ɔːɹ fˈaɪt dˈɛspɚɹətli fɔːɹ fˈuːd, təbi lˈeɪd ˌɔn ˌaʊɚ tˈuːmz ˈæftɚɹ ˌaʊɚ dˈɛθ."