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A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.
A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.
I see my reputation is at stake;
My fame is shrewdly gored.
I see my reputation is at stake;
My fame is shrewdly gored.
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.
Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!
Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!
No book was ever written down by any but itself.
No book was ever written down by any but itself.
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.
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.
And reputation bleeds in ev'ry word.
And reputation bleeds in ev'ry word.
It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
