How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!

How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations!

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

I have offended reputation,
A most unnoble swerving.

I have offended reputation,
A most unnoble swerving.

A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.

A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.

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.

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.

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

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

My reputation grows with every failure.

My reputation grows with every failure.

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.]