quotations about reputation
Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue; we have seen a thousand people esteemed, either for the merit they had not attained, or for that they no longer possessed.
ST. EVREMOND
attributed, Day's Collacon
With enough courage, you can do without a reputation.
MARGARET MITCHELL
Gone with the Wind
Reputation is a poor thing to live on.
EDLIN
attributed, Day's Collacon
Everywhere I go, I'm second to arrive. My reputation precedes me, and sometimes it skips out on the bill.
JAROD KINTZ
At even one penny this book would be overpriced
Men are generally more pleased with a widespread than a great reputation.
PLINY
attributed, Day's Collacon