“A bad conscience is easier to cope with than a bad reputation.”
“Better to die, than to live on with a bad reputation.”
“It’s too bad war gets all the attention; it’s too bad the plant is easier to see than the root.”
“You'd find it easier to be bad than good if you had red hair.”
“better to keep a good conscience with an empty purse, than to get a bad opinion of myself, with a full one.”
“Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.”