Maxioms Pet

X
Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  22  /  34  

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.

  ( comments )
  8  /  15  

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.]

  ( comments )
  2  /  9  

I have offended reputation,
A most unnoble swerving.

I have offended reputation,
A most unnoble swerving.

  ( comments )
  10  /  15  

Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!

Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Reputation Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  9  /  14  

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

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

  ( comments )
  11  /  16  

Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well.

Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Reputation Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  9  /  8  

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.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Reputation Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  21  /  42  

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than read more

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

by George Washington Found in: Reputation Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  14  /  12  

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.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Reputation Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet