It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.
It is much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious.
The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows.