The world is apt to judge of everything by the success; and whoever has ill fortune will hardly be allowed a good name.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A good name is rather to be chosen than riches.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
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.
I wasn't aware I was trading on my good name; I've never had a good name.
Who hath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.
Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one.
It is the fortunate who should extol fortune.
In real life, there are names that surprise us because they don't seem to suit the person at all.
To get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few things that cannot be brought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted, and is at last unwillingly bestowed.
Fame an fortune are nothing if you're not happy and healthy.