If you can dispense with reputation, then you are free from care. Reputation is only a visitor, but reality is here to stay.

Liezi
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Reputation is only a visitor, but reality is here to stay. It has always been like this since time immemorial. We all want to be remembered for something good, and we are great at saying good things about ourselves, aren’t we? But, the truth is that most of us are not remembered for our good deeds. Instead, we are remembered for the dark things we did in the past.

Our time on earth is limited and so our deeds are judged during our lifetime. So, if you can dispense with reputation then you are free from care. Reputation is only a visitor, but reality is here to stay.

Source: Liehtzu: A Taoist Guide To Practical Living

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