quote · Words worth keeping
A good name is better than riches.
A good name is better than riches.
Approximate author period: c. 1581 AD · renaissance
From the source collection
Meaning
It means that a good reputation is worth more than any amount of money.
This explanation comes from the collection, rather than a new Edsverb interpretation. See the attribution and source notes below.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Miguel De Cervantes
Attribution: attributed - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Approximate author period: c. 1581 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint
An author lifetime, approximate period or collection date is not necessarily the date when these words were first written or spoken. - Recorded source
- Familiar Quotations, ninth edition (1905 printing) (1905 AD)
Don Quixote. Part ii. Chap. xxxiii.
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
