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To be pointed out with the finger.
To be pointed out with the finger.
For a strolling damsel a doubtful reputation bears.
[Ger., Denn ein wanderndes Madchen ist immer von schwankendem
Rufe.]
For a strolling damsel a doubtful reputation bears.
[Ger., Denn ein wanderndes Madchen ist immer von schwankendem
Rufe.]
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
No book was ever written down by any but itself.
No book was ever written down by any but itself.
The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when read more
The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows.
I have offended reputation,
A most unnoble swerving.
I have offended reputation,
A most unnoble swerving.
It is easier for a woman to defend her virtue against men than her reputation against women.
It is easier for a woman to defend her virtue against men than her reputation against women.
A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.
A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.
My reputation grows with every failure.
My reputation grows with every failure.
