Truly a man does not live by bread alone. A good name is still to be preferred over great riches. Especially is it to be preferred to the appearance of riches, acquired with nothing down and nothing to pay for two months.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A good name is rather to be chosen than riches.
The world is apt to judge of everything by the success; and whoever has ill fortune will hardly be allowed a good name.
Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away.
There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men.
Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier.
A learned man has always riches in himself.
A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
A self-made man may prefer a self-made name.
Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.