172. A good Reputation is a fair Estate

Quote byThomas Fuller · 1654–1734

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Gnomologia (1732).

English (original)

172. A good Reputation is a fair Estate.

— Thomas Fuller

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