Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds and noble thoughts by the best intelligence of mankind.

Quote by George William Curtis

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The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and...

The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and...

He is so old that his blood type was discontinued.

He is so old that his blood type was discontinued.

Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.

Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.

Happiness lies, first of all, in health

Happiness lies, first of all, in health

Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always...

Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always...

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

While we read history we make history.

While we read history we make history.

The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.

The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.

It is not observed in history that families improve with time.

It is not observed in history that families improve with time.

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous...

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous...

The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.

The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.

The test of civilization is its estimate of women.

The test of civilization is its estimate of women.

Happiness lies, first of all, in health.

Happiness lies, first of all, in health.

Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where...

Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where...

Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge.

Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge.

Happiness lies first of all in health.

Happiness lies first of all in health.

Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper!

Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper!

Our common liberty is consecrated by a common sorrow.

Our common liberty is consecrated by a common sorrow.