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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.
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!
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.
A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.
A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll read more
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than read more
Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
Don't consider your reputation and you may do anything you like
Don't consider your reputation and you may do anything you like
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
Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met
on the street.
Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met
on the street.