The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows.

  • -- Charles De Talleyrand Perigord 查尔斯·德塔雷兰德·佩里戈尔

一个人的名誉就像他的影子,在他前面是巨大的,在他后面是矮小的。

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Everyone writes in Tolstoy's shadow, whether one feels oneself to be Tolstoyan or not.

每个人都是在托尔斯泰的阴影下写作的,不管你是否觉得自己是托尔斯泰主义者。

A reputation for a thousand years may depend upon the conduct of a single moment.

千年的声誉可能取决于一瞬间的行为。

From praise, as from a shadow, a man is neither bigger nor smaller.

从赞美中,如同从阴影中,一个人既不高大也不矮小。

Reputation runs behind the current state of affairs.

当前的事态发展是以信誉为基础的。