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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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"The purest treasure mortal times afford Is spotless reputation that away Men are but gilded loam or painted clay."
"For your fourth consoling thought, I would point out that in this venue,' a wave of his finger took in Vorbarr Sultana, and by extension Barrayar, 'acquiring a reputation as a slick and dangerous man, who would kill without compunction to obtain and protect his own, is not all bad. In fact, you might even find it useful.''Useful! Have you found the name of the Butcher of Komarr a handy prop, then, sir?' Miles said indignantly.His father's eyes narrowed, partly in grim amusement, partly in appreciation. 'I've found it a mixed . . . damnation."
"If you are a giant mountain, you cannot escape from being famous; all that you can do is to pray for the fog to cover you up!"
"Now since shame is a mental picture of disgrace, in which we shrink from the disgrace itself and not from its consequences, and we only care what opinion is held of us because of the people who form that opinion, it follows that the people before whom we feel shame are those whose opinion of us matters to us."
"The confidence felt, when dealing with genuine reputation, often outweighs the simplicity of price."
"Our reputation is more important than the last hundred million dollars."
"Her clear conscience mocked rumour's mendacity, But we are a mob prone to credit sin."
"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."
"What you post on Facebook represents you, it can make you look bitter or better, forgiving or frustrated, resentful or rejoicing, choose wisely."
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"To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fool, than to discover who is a clever man."
"Since the masses are always eager to believe something, for their benefit nothing is so easy to arrange as facts."
"I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep."
"She is such a good friend that she would throw all her acquaintances into the water for the pleasure of fishing them out again."
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