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 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.] 
One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.
One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.
 Convey a libel in a frown.
 And wink a reputation down!  
 Convey a libel in a frown.
 And wink a reputation down! 
How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!
How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!
A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where read more
A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.
 To disregard what the world thinks of us is not only arrogant but 
utterly shameless.
 [Lat., Negligere quid read more 
 To disregard what the world thinks of us is not only arrogant but 
utterly shameless.
 [Lat., Negligere quid de se quisque sentiat, non solum arrogantis 
est, sed etiam omnino dissoluti.] 
 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! 
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation read more
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
To be pointed out with the finger.
To be pointed out with the finger.