"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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"Communicating negatively (gossiping, bragging, bullying, and criticizing) can be disastrous to your reputation, cause you to lose the respect of others, and leave a terrible impression. Why leave this essential expertise up to chance when it can make or break the success of your relations?"

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"Perception number one, how you want people to think about you when you arrive and perception number two, how you want them to talk about you once you have left."

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"Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows."

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"If you have this reputation you can sit back and endure it, or you can try to do things with it."

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"Integrity, once tarnished, or broken, is hard to recover."

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