“A good name is like a precious ointment; it filleth all around about, and will not easily away; for the odors of ointments are more durable than those of flowers.”

— Francis Bacon , book Essays

Of Praise
Essays (1625)

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English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, and auth… 1561–1626

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“A good name is like a precious ointment; it filleth all around about, and will not easily away; for the odors of ointments are more durable than those of flowers.”

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