The fame of great men ought to be judged always by the means they used to acquire it. Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Quotes November 23, 2008

The fame of great men ought to be judged always by the means they used to acquire it.
Fame
Quotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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