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No book was ever written down by any but itself.
No book was ever written down by any but itself.
Thy deathbed is no lesser than thy land,
Wherein thou liest in reputation sick;
And thou, too read more
Thy deathbed is no lesser than thy land,
Wherein thou liest in reputation sick;
And thou, too careless patient as thou art,
Committ'st thy anointed body to the cure
Of those physicians that first wounded thee.
It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it
It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it
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.
Better to die than to live on with a bad reputation.
Better to die than to live on with a bad reputation.
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.
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.
Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!
Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!
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.