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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.
Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!
Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!
The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when read more
The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows.
How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!
How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!
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.
I wrote the story myself. It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it.
I wrote the story myself. It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it.
My reputation grows with every failure.
My reputation grows with every failure.
A good reputation is more valuable than money.
A good reputation is more valuable than money.
To disregard what the world thinks of us is not only arrogant but
utterly shameless.
[Lat., Negligere quid read more
To disregard what the world thinks of us is not only arrogant but
utterly shameless.
[Lat., Negligere quid de se quisque sentiat, non solum arrogantis
est, sed etiam omnino dissoluti.]
