quotations about reputation
Ought I not to have been more careful to win the good opinion of others, more determined to conquer their hostility or indifference? It would have been a joy to me to be smiled upon, loved, encouraged, welcomed, and to obtain what I was so ready to give, kindness and goodwill. But to hunt down consideration and reputation--to force the esteem of others--seemed to me an effort unworthy of myself, almost a degradation.
HENRI-FRÉDÉRIC AMIEL
Journal Intime
Men are generally more pleased with a widespread than a great reputation.
PLINY
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