Precedes Him Quotes
- The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows. — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
- The important thing is that man is lost in time, in the moment that immediately precedes him - which only attests, by reflection, to the… — Andre Breton
- The reputation of a man is like his shadow: it sometimes follows and sometimes precedes him, it is sometimes longer and sometimes shorter than his… — French Proverb
- The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pygmy in its proportions when it follows — Charles M De Talleyrand