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It is a maxim to me that no man was ever written out of
reputation but by himself.
It is a maxim to me that no man was ever written out of
reputation but by himself.
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.
My reputation grows with every failure.
My reputation grows with every failure.
Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well.
Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well.
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll read more
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one.
Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one.
The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our life. But it is to read more
The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our life. But it is to be lamented that the most contemptible whisper may deprive us of the one, and the weakest weapon of the other.
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 an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.