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Better to die than to live on with a bad reputation.
Better to die than to live on with a bad reputation.
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.
I have offended reputation,
A most unnoble swerving.
I have offended reputation,
A most unnoble swerving.
How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!
How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!
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.]
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.]
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.
When a door opens not to your knock, consider your reputation.
When a door opens not to your knock, consider your reputation.
