"Reputation is only a candle, of wavering and uncertain flame, and easily blown out, but it is the light by which the world looks for and finds merit."

Reputation, Light, Merit, World

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"Reputation is only a candle, of wavering and uncertain flame, and easily blown out, but it is the light by which the world looks for and finds merit."

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"You always get more respect when you don't have a happy ending."

Julia Quinn, American Novelist

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"The company you keep determines how others view you. Identify with mediocrity and you will be labeled sub par. Collaborate with questionable people and your reputation becomes suspect. Guilt by association can end a career, hurt your business and cost you friends. Choose alliances wisely or you may be condemned for someone else's sins."

Carlos Wallace, American Author

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"Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist."

Ethel Merman, American Musician

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"Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

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"Reputations rise and fall almost as regularly as the tides."

Peter Benchley, American Author

Reputation, Tides

"If you were going to be successful in the world of crime, you needed a reputation for honesty."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Reputation, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Today

"If you terminate a person from your life who is very toxic towards your reputation, you can actually lead yourself pertaining a career that you desire without any interference."

Saaif Alam, Indian Writer

Reputation, Boundaries, Career, Self, Power

"Her clear conscience mocked rumour's mendacity, But we are a mob prone to credit sin."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Reputation, Conscience, Society, Sin, Judgment

"Speaking of your eyeballs, dear brother,I overheard some girls talking about you in the restroom at the tournament hotel. Apparently rumor now has it that you won't allow anyone to see your eyes-ever. In fact, according to this knowledgeable source, you even sleep and shower with your glasses on in case someone unexpectedly walks in...one of them said she'd seen your eyes for herself two years ago and could only describe them as 'ferocious and roving,' and 'burning white-hot with a primal, raw wildness."

Elle Lothlorien, American Novelist

Reputation, Myth, Observation, Identity

"A person's reputation is a mixture of what his friends enemies and relatives say behind his back."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Reputation, Friends, Social, Trust

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