Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

And reputation bleeds in ev'ry word.

And reputation bleeds in ev'ry word.

The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our life. But it is to read more

The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our life. But it is to be lamented that the most contemptible whisper may deprive us of the one, and the weakest weapon of the other.

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

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

I wrote the story myself. It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it.

I wrote the story myself. It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it.

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.

My dear dear lord,
The purest treasure mortal times afford
Is spotless reputation. That away,
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My dear dear lord,
The purest treasure mortal times afford
Is spotless reputation. That away,
Man are but gilded loam or painted clay.

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

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

How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!

How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!