Bad reputation Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“One man lies in his words, and gets a bad reputation; another in his manners, and enjoys a good one.” quote by Henry David Thoreau — Download Open image

“One man lies in his words, and gets a bad reputation; another in his manners, and enjoys a good one.”

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“Because things accumulate around your name," said Berenice. "You have a name and one thing after another happens to you, and you behave in various ways and do things, so that soon the name begins to have meaning. Things have accumulated around the name, if it is bad and you have a bad reputation, then you just can't jump out…

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An alibi is a reason with a bad reputation.

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Either a good or a bad reputation outruns and gets before people wherever they go.

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