Quote#Speech
Fame has no necessary conjunction with praise: it may exist without…
Quote byAnna Brownell Jameson · 1794–1860
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Memoirs and Essays (1846), "Washington Allston".
English (original)
Fame has no necessary conjunction with praise: it may exist without the breath of a word: it is a recognition of excellence which must be felt but need not be spoken. Even the envious must feel it: feel it, and hate it in silence.
— Anna Brownell Jameson
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