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.

I consider him of no account who esteems himself just as the
popular breath may chance to raise him.
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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.]

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

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.

My reputation grows with every failure.

My reputation grows with every failure.

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

Should envious tongues some malice frame; to soil and tarnish your good name; Live it Down!

Should envious tongues some malice frame; to soil and tarnish your good name; Live it Down!

To be pointed out with the finger.

To be pointed out with the finger.

A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.

A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.