The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

It is easier for a woman to defend her virtue against men than her reputation against women.

It is easier for a woman to defend her virtue against men than her reputation against women.

I see my reputation is at stake;
My fame is shrewdly gored.

I see my reputation is at stake;
My fame is shrewdly gored.

To be pointed out with the finger.

To be pointed out with the finger.

And reputation bleeds in ev'ry word.

And reputation bleeds in ev'ry word.

That man is thought a dangerous knave,
Or zealot plotting crime,
Who for advancement of his kind
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That man is thought a dangerous knave,
Or zealot plotting crime,
Who for advancement of his kind
Is wiser than his time.

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

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

My reputation grows with every failure.

My reputation grows with every failure.

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.