Reputation Quotes

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

~ Hock G. Tjoa

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

~ Harold Holzer

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.

~ Victor Hugo

I would rather suffer with truth than celebrate with lies.

~ Orrin Woodward

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

~ Michael Bassey Johnson

People change, though, especially after they are dead.

~ Margaret Atwood

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

~ George Washington

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.

~ Wayne W. Dyer

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.

~ Michael Bassey Johnson

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

~ Dwight L. Moody

Character is much easier kept than recovered.

~ Thomas Paine

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

~ Anthony Liccione

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

~ John Wooden

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.

~ Arnold Bennett

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.

~ Michael Bassey Johnson

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

~ Parashar Pandya

Reputation is made in a moment, Character is built over a lifetime.

~ Elizabeth George

Affronts to her reputation pierced her to the heart, though I couldn’t understand why, since she had very little character left to defend.

~ Melika Dannese Lux

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

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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’d, 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’d 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’d 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; ’tis 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’d of the comparison and resemblance.

~ David Hume

Since humans are social animals, you’re basically only as good as your reputation.

~ A.d. Aliwat

The Perfect Person's Rule of Life:The perfect person does not only try to avoid evil. Nor does he do good for fear of punishment, still less in order to qualify for the hope of a promised reward.The perfect person does good through love.His actions are not motivated by desire for personal benefit, so he does not have personal advantage as his aim. But as soon as he has realized the beauty of doing good, he does it with all his energies and in all that he does.He is not interested in fame, or a good reputation, or a human or divine reward.The rule of life for a perfect person is to be in the image and likeness of God.

~ Clement Of Alexandria

We live in a culture that celebrates talent more than integrity, but we've got it backward. Talent depreciates over time. So do intellect and appearance. You will eventually lose your strength and lose your looks. You may even lose your mind. But you don't have to lose your integrity. Integrity is the only thing that doesn't depreciate over time. Nothing takes longer to build than a godly reputation. And nothing is destroyed more quickly by one stroke of sin. That's why it must be celebrated and protected above all else.

~ Mark Batterson

People with disabilities are sometimes very humble and approachable, if you want a seasoned reputation, then behave like one of the handicaps.

~ Michael Bassey Johnson

Many lose heaven because they are ashamed to go in a fool's coat thither.

~ William Gurnall

I‘m very aware that my personal life, my marriage, is the source of speculation and interest in the department and with the public. I can live with that. I’m also aware that my husband’s businesses, and his style of conducting his businesses, are also the source of speculation and interest. I have no particular problem with that. But I resent very much that my reputation and my husband’s character should be questioned this way. From the media, Commander, it’s to be expected, but not from my superior officer. Not from any member of the department I’ve served to the best of my ability. I want you to take note, Commander, that turning in my badge would be like cutting off my arm. But if it comes down to a choice between the job and my marriage, then I lose the arm.

~ J.d. Robb

Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of -- for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

~ Socrates

It's important to understand that while honor is an entitlement to respect--and shame comes when you lose that title--a person of honor cares first of all not about being respected but about being worthy of respect.

~ Kwame Anthony Appiah

The preachers tell us that pride is a great sin, but the preachers are wrong. Pride makes a man, it drives him, it is the shield wall around his reputation... Men die, they said, but reputation does not die.

~ Bernard Cornwell

In the minds of their peers, too often students become caricatures of themselves.

~ Alexandra Robbins

Studies have shown that, at least among students, popularity equals visibility.

~ Alexandra Robbins

Being indie means being artistic and finding your own eccentric identity. The name of the game for being an indie kid is to never admit you are one. If you do, it goes against your beliefs against labeling, thus making you a hypocrite.

~ Alexandra Robbins

People will do the basest things on account of their so-called honor.

~ T.h. White

Love grows and wanes, but honor, duty, and commitment, those things are constant and stable. They define who you are.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Our reputations are so out of our control that it's laughable how much time and effort so many of us put into trying to control them.

~ Taite Adams

If you are worrying about reputation, you are taking time away from doing the things that really matter.

~ Taite Adams

Reputation became the pirates' sharpest sword.

~ Robert Kurson

During World War I, Germany had only 25 of its vaunted submarines sailing at any one time.

~ Erik Larson

Even a small amount of unplanned downtime can effect a company’s profitability and reputation.

~ Ratmir Timashev

It is so easy to practice a creditable degree of so seeming virtue, and so difficult to purify and direct the affections of the heart, that I feel myself in continual danger of appearing better than I am; and I verily believe it is possible to make one’s whole life a display of splendid virtue and agreeable qualities, without ever setting foot towards the narrow path, or even one’s face towards the strait gate.” – Hannah More

~ Karen Swallow Prior