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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.
Thy deathbed is no lesser than thy land,
Wherein thou liest in reputation sick;
And thou, too read more
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.
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.
A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.
A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.
A good reputation is more valuable than money.
A good reputation is more valuable than money.
To be pointed out with the finger.
To be pointed out with the finger.
Until you've lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was or what freedom really is.
Until you've lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was or what freedom really is.
One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.
One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.
Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.
Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.