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All fame is dangerous: Good, bringeth Envy; Bad, Shame.

— Thomas Fuller

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Fame is risky either way, this says. Good fame draws envy from others, and bad fame brings shame. The rhymed, old-fashioned phrasing makes it sound like a neat proverb about how being widely noticed rarely comes free.

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