Publilius Syrus Quotes

How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.

He whose honor is rooted in popular approval must, day by day, anxiously strive, act, and scheme in order to retain his reputation.

Some men's reputation seems like seed-wheat, which thrives best when brought from a distance.

It's better to not have a reputation than a bad one.

Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows.

Reputations rise and fall almost as regularly as the tides.

One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.

How many people live on the reputation of the reputation they might have made!.

I consider a good reputation is a great part of the human happiness. Some people, if they are very, very rich can permit themselves certain negligence to their reputations.

Reputation is the road to power

It is easier to add to a great reputation than to get it.

An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.

It takes ten times longer to get rid of your reputation than it does to make it.

You know, sometimes a person's reputation can be far more colossal than the influence of the person. I don't pay any attention to it anymore.

You need not rest your reputation on the dinners you give.

Reputation should be neither sought nor avoided.

In the opening stage of most careers any attention is what you want, any attention is good attention, even if it's bad attention.

If opinion hath lighted the lamp of thy name, endeavor to encourage it with thy own oil, lest it go out and stink; the chronical disease of Popularity is shame; if thou be once up, beware; from fame to infamy is a beaten road.

Fame, if not double fac'd, is double mouth'd, And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds; On both his wings, one black, the other white, Bears greatest names in his wild aery flight.

What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is, what can you make people believe that you have done?

We can afford to lose money - even a lot of money. But we can't afford to lose reputation - even a shred of reputation.

The only thing worse than bad health is a bad name.

I've opened my mouth on a lot of subjects. And I thought the more prestige you get, I'd have the power to do what I like. It's not true.

After your death you were better have a bad epitaph than their ill report while you live.

Only think of my being alive with a reputation!