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No book was ever written down by any but itself.
No book was ever written down by any but itself.
Should envious tongues some malice frame; to soil and tarnish your good name; Live it Down!
Should envious tongues some malice frame; to soil and tarnish your good name; Live it Down!
Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one.
Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one.
My reputation grows with every failure.
My reputation grows with every failure.
Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!
Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!
The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our life. But it is to read more
The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our life. But it is to be lamented that the most contemptible whisper may deprive us of the one, and the weakest weapon of the other.
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll read more
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
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.
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.
