but men live by their fame instead.
— Malaysian A good fame is better than a good face.
— English All fame brings envy.
— English Fame fuels fame.
— English All fame is dangerous.
— English ❖ Common fame is a common liar.
— English Common fame seldom lies.
— Dutch Common fame is seldom to blame.
— English Evil name is evil fame.
— English Fame is but the breath of the people.
— English ❖ Fame is like gourds, it breaks.
— African (Shona) Fame endures longer than life.
— Irish Fame is a magnifying glass.
— English Fame will last longer than wealth.
— Welsh Fame and repute follow a man to the door.
— Danish ❖ Fame, like a river, is narrowed at its
source and broadest afar off.
— English From fame to infamy is a beaten road.
— English He that sows virtue, shall reap fame.
— English If you can't spread my fame,
don't besmirch my good name.
— African (Jabo) Instruction is wealth, and learning is fame.
— Indian (Tamil) ❖ Profit is better than fame.
— Danish Riches and fame are but dreams among men.
— Chinese The fame of a warrior is precarious,
while that of a man strong to cultivate food is lasting.
— Australian Various are the roads to fame.
— Italian Wealth and fame, strangers gather around.
Poverty and lowliness, even relatives depart.
— Japanese ❖ Without money fame is dead.
— Irish He who does not know a famous person
surely will hear of him.
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