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From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity.
From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity.
It is a maxim to me that no man was ever written out of
reputation but by himself.
It is a maxim to me that no man was ever written out of
reputation but by himself.
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.
A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.
The worst of me is known, and I can say that I am better than the
reputation I bear.
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The worst of me is known, and I can say that I am better than the
reputation I bear.
[Ger., Das Aergste weiss die Welt von mir, und ich
Kann sagen, ich bin besser als mein Ruf.]
Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that read more
Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.
I see my reputation is at stake;
My fame is shrewdly gored.
I see my reputation is at stake;
My fame is shrewdly gored.
