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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.
No book was ever written down by any but itself.
No book was ever written down by any but itself.
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 man's reputation is what other people think of him; his character is what he really is.
A man's reputation is what other people think of him; his character is what he really is.
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.]
How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!
How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!
My reputation grows with every failure.
My reputation grows with every failure.
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.
And reputation bleeds in ev'ry word.
And reputation bleeds in ev'ry word.
