Quote by Lord Jeffrey
Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by o

Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one. – Lord Jeffrey

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The tendency to whining and complaining may be taken as the surest sign symptom of little souls and inferior intellects. – Lord Jeffrey

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It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it. – Pliny The Elder

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

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We would all like a reputation for generosity and wed all like to buy it cheap. – Mignon McLaughlin

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Should envious tongues some malice frame; to soil and tarnish your good name; Live it Down! – Henry Rink

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