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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.]
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.
How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!
How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!
A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.
A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.
Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well.
Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well.
I have offended reputation,
A most unnoble swerving.
I have offended reputation,
A most unnoble swerving.
Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one.
Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one.
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.
