Alive Quote by Chuck Palahniuk

When someone abuses me I can defend myself, but against praise I am defenceless.

— Sigmund Freud

It is a sign that your reputation is small and sinking if your own tongue must praise you.

— Matthew Hale

Praising people behind their back is monstrously unfair, because the one thing you can't defend yourself against is the good that people say about…

— Gregory David Roberts

There are two modes of establishing our reputation: to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues. It is best, however,…

— Charles Caleb Colton

Your reputation is harmed the most by what you say to defend it.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

A Reputation That Is Constantly Attacked Cannot Remain Undamaged, If False Accusations Or Defamatory Remarks Are Repeated Often Enough, People Will Begin To Believe…

— Pacifiersucker

There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogues. It…

— Charles Caleb Colton

It is requisite to defend those who are unjustly accused of having acted injuriously, but to praise those who excel in a certain good.

— Pythagoras

You tend to feel very hurt when people attack you and feel indifferent when you get praise. You think, 'Of course they like it.…

— Paul Auster

You get notoriety when you fight.

— Urijah Faber

Praising an honest person who doesn't deserve it, always wounds them.

— Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.

— Lois McMaster Bujold