reputation

Don't let out your true behaviour in the public, even if you were born nasty, make others feel you were well bred.

I would rather suffer with truth than celebrate with lies.

True or false, that which is set of men often occupies as important a place in their lives, and above all in their destinies, as that which they do.

The author describes Lincoln's attitude in making a deal with a newspaper publisher as, "almost defiant transparency.

Even the false accusations of a person of dubious morality can taint the reputation of an upright servant.

If two people truly have feelings for one another then they don__ have an affair. They get a divorce and they sort out their feelings. You are accountable for the people you hold hostage in a marriage when your mind and heart refuse to fully commit to them.

The dominating idea of English society was not cultivate virtue but to avoid scandal.

If it weren't my life, I wouldn't have believed it. I hated everyone, for they were so phony. I don't give a damn about my bad reputation

Beware ! Heart is too small to feel happy but soul is too big to take glory

Reputation never has very much to do with reality. I could name half a dozen paragons of virtue that are horrible, small-souled, evil people. And some of the best men I know, you'd walk out of the room if you heard their names. No one on the screen is who they are when you breathe their air.Chrisjen Avasarala