Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes About Reputation
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The esteem of good men is the reward of our worth, but the reputation of the world in general is the gift of our fate.
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The person giving the advice returns the confidence placed in him with a disinterested eagerness... and he is usually guided only by his own interest or reputation.
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We label judges with having the meanest motives, and yet we desire that our reputation and fame should depend upon the judgment of men, who are all, either from their jealousy or preoccupation or want of intelligence, opposed to us - and yet despite their bias, just for the sake of making these men decide in our favor, we peril in so many ways both our peace and our life.
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The art of putting into play mediocre qualities often begets more reputation than is achieved by true merit.
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Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness for their reputation.
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Whatever ignominy or disgrace we have incurred, it is almost always in our power to reestablish our reputation.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- Born: September 15, 1613
- Died: March 17, 1680
- Occupation: Author