Honesty that can be trusted and respected is a very fragrant flower in the life of a Christian.
Public esteem is the recompense of honest men.
A good character is the best tombstone.
I want to be someone who is respected and not just in terms of my music. I want to be respected in terms of the way that I treat people... Music is my creative outlet in terms of expressing what is important to me; what has importance, what has a value. And I wanna be respected for that.
… one of the most meritorious men in America
Envy feeds on the living, after death it rests, then the honor of a man protects him.
We make children and wealth and amass land and build halls and assemble armies and give great feasts, but only one thing survives us. Reputation.
Tis on the living Envy feeds. She silent grows When, after death, man's honor is his guard. So I, when on the pyre consumed I lie, Shall live, for all that's noblest will survive.
I care about my legacy that I'm leaving, not only for my fans, but for my wife and my children and my grandchildren. I want them to look back and say, 'He did it right and he stood up for what is right.'
Very few reputations are gained by unsullied virtue.
When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.
