Men's fame is like their hair, which grows after they are dead, and with just as little use to them. (George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham)

Men's fame is like their hair, which grows after they are dead, and with just as little use to them.

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham

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