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.

A good name, like good will, is go t by many actions and lost by one.

A good name, like good will, is go t by many actions and lost by one.

Reputation is but a synonyme of popularity: dependent on
suffrage, to be increased or diminished at the will of read more

Reputation is but a synonyme of popularity: dependent on
suffrage, to be increased or diminished at the will of the
voters.

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.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is read more

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.

Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.

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.

No book was ever written down by any but itself.

No book was ever written down by any but itself.

In various talk th' instructive hours they past,
Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last;
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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.