Reputation and public opinion
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esteem · reputation · bad name · good opinion · good will · praise · repute
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Antidosis
Public esteem, blame, praise, and distorted reputation as forces shaping trials and civic honor.
for his mind was not upon winning for himself the good opinion of his soldiers by such license, but upon winning for Athens the good opinion of the Hellenes.
Bearing in mind these facts, he used the power of Athens in order to subdue her enemies, and the force of his own character in order to win the good will of the rest of the world, believing that this is a greater and nobler kind of generalship than to conquer many cities many times in battle.
You have paid no attention to these things, but are of the opinion that if you attend honestly to your enterprises abroad, the people at home also will think well of you.
To Demonicus
The concern for how one's conduct and character are perceived by others, treated as more valuable than material gain.
Retire from your public trusts, not more wealthy, but more highly esteemed;
Be more careful in guarding against censure than against danger;
Guard yourself against accusations, even if they are false;