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    In various talk th' instructive hours they past,
    Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last;
    One speaks the glory of the British queen,
    And one describes a charming Indian screen;
    A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes;
    At every word a reputation dies.

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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.

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My reputation grows with every failure.

My reputation grows with every failure.

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I consider him of no account who esteems himself just as the
popular breath may chance to raise him.
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I consider him of no account who esteems himself just as the
popular breath may chance to raise him.
[Ger., Ich halte nichts von dem, der von sich denkt
Wie ihn das Volk vielleicht erheben mochte.]

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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.

by Pliny The Elder Found in: Reputation Quotes,
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Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well.

Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Reputation Quotes,
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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.

Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.

by Mencius Found in: Reputation Quotes,
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No book was ever written down by any but itself.

No book was ever written down by any but itself.

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For a strolling damsel a doubtful reputation bears.
[Ger., Denn ein wanderndes Madchen ist immer von schwankendem
Rufe.]

For a strolling damsel a doubtful reputation bears.
[Ger., Denn ein wanderndes Madchen ist immer von schwankendem
Rufe.]

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When a door opens not to your knock, consider your reputation.

When a door opens not to your knock, consider your reputation.

by Arabian Proverb Found in: Reputation Quotes,
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