A good name is to be more desired than great wealth...
Every time I hear or read about the importance of integrity or having a good name, I think of the end of the play "The Crucible". John Proctor has been falsely accused of witchcraft and he is told that if he signs a confession he will be saved from the gallows. All he has to do is sign his name on a confession (even though it was false). This is what he says as he struggles...
Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!
Oh, the importance of our name. We only get one. Let my life be lived in a manner worthy of only one name and in need of no other.
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