Reputation and refutation
Negotiating merit
Reputation, reputation, reputation!
O! I have lost my reputation,
I have lost the immortal part of myself,
And what remains is bestial.
(Shakespeare, Othello)
A name made great is a name destroyed.
(Hillel the Sage)
D’abord les ouvrages donnent de la réputation à l’ouvrier, ensuite l’ouvrier aux ouvrages.
(Montesquieu)