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Let no one honour me with tears, or bury me with lamentation.
Why? Because I fly hither and thither, read more

Let no one honour me with tears, or bury me with lamentation.
Why? Because I fly hither and thither, living in the mouths of
me.
[Lat., Nemo me lacrymis decoret, nec funera fletu.
Faxit cur? Volito vivu' per ora virum.]

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Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!

Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Reputation Quotes,
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One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.

One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.

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A good name, like good will, is go t by many actions and lost by one.

A good name, like good will, is go t by many actions and lost by one.

by Francis Jeffery Found in: Reputation Quotes,
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For a strolling damsel a doubtful reputation bears.
[Ger., Denn ein wanderndes Madchen ist immer von schwankendem
Rufe.]

For a strolling damsel a doubtful reputation bears.
[Ger., Denn ein wanderndes Madchen ist immer von schwankendem
Rufe.]

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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.

by Pliny The Elder Found in: Reputation Quotes,
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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.

by Source Unknown Found in: Reputation Quotes,
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Thy deathbed is no lesser than thy land,
Wherein thou liest in reputation sick;
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Thy deathbed is no lesser than thy land,
Wherein thou liest in reputation sick;
And thou, too careless patient as thou art,
Committ'st thy anointed body to the cure
Of those physicians that first wounded thee.

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No book was ever written down by any but itself.

No book was ever written down by any but itself.

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