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It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it
It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it
 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.] 
 I see my reputation is at stake;
 My fame is shrewdly gored.  
 I see my reputation is at stake;
 My fame is shrewdly gored. 
 If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best 
teach it to dance.  
 If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best 
teach it to dance. 
Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.
Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.
It is easier for a woman to defend her virtue against men than her reputation against women.
It is easier for a woman to defend her virtue against men than her reputation against women.
A good reputation is more valuable than money.
A good reputation is more valuable than money.
 O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of 
myself, and what remains is bestial. read more 
 O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of 
myself, and what remains is bestial. My reputation, Iago, my 
reputation! 
I wrote the story myself. It's about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it.
I wrote the story myself. It's about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it.