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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Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.

Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.

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.

Happiness lies, first of all, in health.

Happiness lies, first of all, in health.

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,...

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,...

The test of civilization is its estimate of women.

The test of civilization is its estimate of women.

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 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...

Happiness lies first of all in health.

Happiness lies first of all in health.

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

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

While we read history we make history.

While we read history we make history.

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...

Happiness lies, first of all, in health

Happiness lies, first of all, in health

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.

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

He is so old that his blood type was discontinued.

He is so old that his blood type was discontinued.

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...

Shy and unready men are great betrayers of secrets: for there are few wants more...

Shy and unready men are great betrayers of secrets: for there are few wants more...

Man counts what he has refused, not what he has given

Man counts what he has refused, not what he has given