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Let no one honour me with tears, or bury me with lamentation.
Why? Because I fly hither and thither, read more
Let no one honour me with tears, or bury me with lamentation.
Why? Because I fly hither and thither, living in the mouths of
me.
[Lat., Nemo me lacrymis decoret, nec funera fletu.
Faxit cur? Volito vivu' per ora virum.]
One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.
One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.
The worst of me is known, and I can say that I am better than the
reputation I bear.
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The worst of me is known, and I can say that I am better than the
reputation I bear.
[Ger., Das Aergste weiss die Welt von mir, und ich
Kann sagen, ich bin besser als mein Ruf.]
My reputation grows with every failure.
My reputation grows with every failure.
A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.
A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.
How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!
How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!
To be pointed out with the finger.
To be pointed out with the finger.
A man's reputation is what other people think of him; his character is what he really is.
A man's reputation is what other people think of him; his character is what he really is.
And reputation bleeds in ev'ry word.
And reputation bleeds in ev'ry word.
