Quote#Truth
Let others write for glory or reward
Quote byRichard Corbet · 1582–1635
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Elegy on Lord Howard, Baron of Effingham".
English (original)
Let others write for glory or reward, Truth is well paid when she is sung and heard.
— Richard Corbet
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