Top 62 Quotes About Reputation (CHARACTER)

December 17, 2022December 17, 2022

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Top 12 Most Famous Quotes About Reputation (BEST)

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. - Abraham Lincoln — Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. – Abraham Lincoln

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. - Socrates — The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. – Socrates

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 — 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

Reputation is like fine china Once broken it's very hard to repair. - Abraham Lincoln — Reputation is like fine china: Once broken it’s very hard to repair. – Abraham Lincoln

Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of. - Socrates — Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of. – Socrates

As a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much as on achievement. - Joseph Conrad — As a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much as on achievement. – Joseph Conrad

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently. - Warren Buffett — It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently. – Warren Buffett

He who worries about reputation, has a reputation to worry about. - Edwin Leibfreed — He who worries about reputation, has a reputation to worry about. – Edwin Leibfreed

A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune. - Henry Ward Beecher — A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune. – Henry Ward Beecher

A good reputation is more valuable than money. - Publilius Syrus — A good reputation is more valuable than money. – Publilius Syrus

With enough courage, you can do without a reputation. - Margaret Mitchell — With enough courage, you can do without a reputation. – Margaret Mitchell

Top 21 Reputation Quotes That Will Inspire You to be a Better Person

A reputation for a thousand years may depend upon the conduct of a single moment. - Ernest Bramah — A reputation for a thousand years may depend upon the conduct of a single moment. – Ernest Bramah

Until you've lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was. - Margaret Mitchell — Until you’ve lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was. – Margaret Mitchell

The nicest feeling in the world is to do a good deed anonymously-and have somebody find out. - Oscar Wilde — The nicest feeling in the world is to do a good deed anonymously-and have somebody find out. – Oscar Wilde

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving. - William Shakespeare — Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving. – William Shakespeare

It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it. - Pliny the Elder — It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it. – Pliny the Elder

A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was. - Joseph Hall — A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was. – Joseph Hall

First, make yourself a reputation for being a creative genius. Second, surround yourself with partners who are better than you are. Third, leave them to go get on with it. - David Ogilvy — First, make yourself a reputation for being a creative genius. Second, surround yourself with partners who are better than you are. Third, leave them to go get on with it. – David Ogilvy

Character is much easier kept than recovered. - Thomas Paine — Character is much easier kept than recovered. – Thomas Paine

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity. - Baltasar Gracian — A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity. – Baltasar Gracian

He that filches from me my good name robs me of that which enriches him and makes me poor indeed. - William Shakespeare — He that filches from me my good name robs me of that which enriches him and makes me poor indeed. – William Shakespeare

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. - George Washington — Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. – George Washington

The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit… a reputation, character. - John D. Rockefeller — The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit… a reputation, character. – John D. Rockefeller

Reputation is character minus what you've been caught doing. - Michael Iapoce — Reputation is character minus what you’ve been caught doing. – Michael Iapoce

Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip. - Will Rogers — Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip. – Will Rogers

Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines. - Dag Hammarskjold — Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines. – Dag Hammarskjold

Every great historic change has been based on nonconformity, has been bought either with the blood or with the reputation of nonconformists. - Ben Shahn — Every great historic change has been based on nonconformity, has been bought either with the blood or with the reputation of nonconformists. – Ben Shahn

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. - John Wooden — Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. – John Wooden

The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests. - Epictetus — The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests. – Epictetus

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do. - Henry Ford — You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do. – Henry Ford

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us. - Thomas Paine — Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us. – Thomas Paine

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity. - Robert Green Ingersoll — Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity. – Robert Green Ingersoll

20 Thought-provoking Quotes About Reputation that Will Make You Ponder & Think

“If I am afraid to speak the truth lest I lose affection, or lest the one concerned should say, “You do not understand”, or because I fear to lose my reputation for kindness; if I put my own good name before the other’s highest good, then I know nothing of Calvary love.”
Amy Carmichael

You're not born with a walk like that. You have to earn it. - Donna Ball — You’re not born with a walk like that. You have to earn it. – Donna Ball

I consider a good reputation is a great part of the human happiness. Some people, if they are very, very rich can permit themselves certain negligence to their reputations. - Aristotle Onassis — I consider a good reputation is a great part of the human happiness. Some people, if they are very, very rich can permit themselves certain negligence to their reputations. – Aristotle Onassis

Concealed talent brings no reputation. - Desiderius Erasmus — Concealed talent brings no reputation. – Desiderius Erasmus

At every word a reputation dies. - Alexander Pope — At every word a reputation dies. – Alexander Pope

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 — 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

A good reputation is like the cypress; once cut, it never puts forth leaf again. - Francesco Guicciardini — A good reputation is like the cypress; once cut, it never puts forth leaf again. – Francesco Guicciardini

We would all like a reputation for generosity and we'd all like to buy it cheap. - Mignon McLaughlin — We would all like a reputation for generosity and we’d all like to buy it cheap. – Mignon McLaughlin

Work is the price which is paid for reputation. - Baltasar Gracian — Work is the price which is paid for reputation. – Baltasar Gracian

My reputation grows with every failure. - George Bernard Shaw — My reputation grows with every failure. – George Bernard Shaw

Love, like reputation, once fled, never returns more. - Aphra Behn — Love, like reputation, once fled, never returns more. – Aphra Behn

When a man has once gained a Reputation not even with God's help can he get rid of it. - Abraham Miller — When a man has once gained a Reputation not even with God’s help can he get rid of it. – Abraham Miller

Do you want to injure someone's reputation Don't speak ill of him, speak too well. - Andre Siegfried — Do you want to injure someone’s reputation? Don’t speak ill of him, speak too well. – Andre Siegfried

How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations! - Michel Eyquem De Montaigne — How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations! – Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

Our reputation is more important than the last hundred million dollars. - Rupert Murdoch — Our reputation is more important than the last hundred million dollars. – Rupert Murdoch

Reputation is but a synonym of popularity dependent on suffrage, to be increased or diminished at the will of the voters. - Washington Allston — Reputation is but a synonym of popularity: dependent on suffrage, to be increased or diminished at the will of the voters. – Washington Allston

A man can get a reputation from very small things. - Sophocles — A man can get a reputation from very small things. – Sophocles

Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. - Elbert Hubbard — Many a man’s reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. – Elbert Hubbard

Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert. - Laurence J. Peter — Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert. – Laurence J. Peter

Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily cracked, and never well mended. - Benjamin Franklin — Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily cracked, and never well mended. – Benjamin Franklin

Top 8 Reputation Quotes About Business & Success

When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact. - Warren Buffett — When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact. – Warren Buffett

Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness - great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy. - Jim Rohn — Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness – great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy. – Jim Rohn

A good reputation for yourself and your company is an invaluable asset not reflected in the balance sheets. - Li Ka-shing — A good reputation for yourself and your company is an invaluable asset not reflected in the balance sheets. – Li Ka-shing

There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast. - Brian Koslow — There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast. – Brian Koslow

A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well. – Jeff Bezos

A good reputation is measured by how much you can improve the lives of others. - George Eastman — A good reputation is measured by how much you can improve the lives of others. – George Eastman

Repetition makes reputation, and reputation makes customers. - Elizabeth Arden — Repetition makes reputation, and reputation makes customers. – Elizabeth Arden

Success produces confidence, confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised. - Ben Jonson — Success produces confidence, confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised. – Ben Jonson

Top 2 Quotes About Reputation For Lawyers

Your attitude will go a long way in determining your success, your recognition, your reputation and your enjoyment in being a lawyer. - Joe Jamail — Your attitude will go a long way in determining your success, your recognition, your reputation and your enjoyment in being a lawyer. – Joe Jamail

Lawyers are very, very good at keeping you out of prison, but they will sacrifice your reputation and credibility to do so. - Barney Frank — Lawyers are very, very good at keeping you out of prison, but they will sacrifice your reputation and credibility to do so. – Barney Frank

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