4 Socrates Quotes on Reputation

Socrates quotes on reputation

44. Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds.

69. Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

77. The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be.

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81. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.