reputation

There are instances, indeed, wherein men shew a vanity in resembling a great man in his countenance, shape, air, or other minute circumstances, that contribute not in any degree to his reputation; but it must be confess__, that this extends not very far, nor is of any considerable moment in these affections. For this I assign the following reason. We can never have a vanity of resembling in trifles any person, unless he be possess__ of very shining qualities, which give us a respect and veneration for him. These qualities, then, are, properly speaking, the causes of our vanity, by means of their relation to ourselves. Now after what manner are they related to ourselves? They are parts of the person we value, and consequently connected with these trifles; which are also suppos__ to be parts of him. These trifles are connected with the resembling qualities in us; and these qualities in us, being parts, are connected with the whole; and by that means form a chain of several links betwixt ourselves and the shining qualities of the person we resemble. But besides that this multitude of relations must weaken the connexion; __is evident the mind, in passing from the shining qualities to the trivial ones, must by that contrast the better perceive the minuteness of the latter, and be in some measure asham__ of the comparison and resemblance.

What's in a name? _The accumulation of reputations from all who've owned it before you.

Affronts to her reputation pierced her to the heart, though I couldn__ understand why, since she had very little character left to defend.

You can__ repair character flaws with positive social media posts

If you have to choose between character and reputation. Choose character every single time. Then you can be authentic and straight. Nothing to lose.

Reputation is an invisible force that works for or against you based on the efforts you put to persevere building your character

Your reputation has no duplicate. You are one till the end of time. Once it is damaged, a fresh personality cannot spring from the old one.

Don't destroy yourself by allowing negative people add gibberish and debris to your character, reputation, and aspirations. Keep all dreams alive but discreet, so that those with unhealthy tongues won't have any other option than to infest themselves with their own diseases.

If something bad smells in the basement, it will eventually make its way to the attic.

It is difficult to make a reputation, but is even more difficult seriously to mar a reputation once properly made --- so faithful is the public.

If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself.

Be more concerned with character than reputation. Character is what you are, reputation is what people think you are.

Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

Character is much easier kept than recovered.

Group membership can modify individuals' perceptions of themselves. Unable to separate their personal introspection from the ways they believe other people perceive them, teenagers may have what psychologists call an "imaginary audience", meaning that they believed that other people are just as attuned to their appearance and behavior as they are.

People change, though, especially after they are dead.

There ain't a man in the world cares about a woman's past until he's thinking of her in his future.