Quote#Wisdom
Fame sometimes hath created something of nothing
Quote byThomas Fuller · 1608–1661
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Holy State and the Profane State (1642), Of Fame.
English (original)
Fame sometimes hath created something of nothing.
— Thomas Fuller
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