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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His reputation is what men say he is. That can be damaged; but reputation is for time, character is for eternity. – John B. Gough

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How many people live on the reputation of the reputation they might have made! – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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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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What people say behind your back is your standing in the community. – Edward W. Howe

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