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    I consider him of no account who esteems himself just as the
    popular breath may chance to raise him.
    [Ger., Ich halte nichts von dem, der von sich denkt
    Wie ihn das Volk vielleicht erheben mochte.]

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And reputation bleeds in ev'ry word.

And reputation bleeds in ev'ry word.

by Charles Churchill Found in: Reputation Quotes,
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It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it

It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Reputation Quotes,
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Thy deathbed is no lesser than thy land,
Wherein thou liest in reputation sick;
And thou, too read more

Thy deathbed is no lesser than thy land,
Wherein thou liest in reputation sick;
And thou, too careless patient as thou art,
Committ'st thy anointed body to the cure
Of those physicians that first wounded thee.

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Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!

Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Reputation Quotes,
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Better to die than to live on with a bad reputation.

Better to die than to live on with a bad reputation.

by Vietnamese Proverb Found in: Reputation Quotes,
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Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well.

Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Reputation Quotes,
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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.

by Source Unknown Found in: Reputation Quotes,
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O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of
myself, and what remains is bestial. read more

O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of
myself, and what remains is bestial. My reputation, Iago, my
reputation!

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If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best
teach it to dance.

If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best
teach it to dance.

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