human
Nothing, I answered,
gpt
You're making a mistake, he said seriously.
human
If you wish for reputation and fame in this world, and success during your lifetime, you ought to seize every opportunity of advertising yourself. You remember the Latin word, 'Fame springs from one's own house.' Like other wise sayings, it's not quite true; fame comes from oneself, and he laughed delightedly;
gpt
The prophet must proclaim himself, eh? and declare his own mission?
human
Every time my name is mentioned in a paper, I write at once to admit that I am the Messiah. Why is Pears' soap successful? Not because it is better or cheaper than any other soap, but because it is more strenuously puffed. The journalist is my 'John the Baptist.' What would you give, when a book of yours comes out, to be able to write a long article drawing attention to it in _The Pall Mall Gazette_? Here you have the opportunity of making your name known just as widely; why not avail yourself of it? I miss no chance,