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.]

I wrote the story myself. It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it.

I wrote the story myself. It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it.

And reputation bleeds in ev'ry word.

And reputation bleeds in ev'ry word.

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

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.

My dear dear lord,
The purest treasure mortal times afford
Is spotless reputation. That away,
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My dear dear lord,
The purest treasure mortal times afford
Is spotless reputation. That away,
Man are but gilded loam or painted clay.

If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best
teach it to dance.

If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best
teach it to dance.

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

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