About This Quote
In this quote, the writer is speaking to how important it is to have a good reputation in the world. If people respect you and know you for what you’ve done and who you are, but they fear you and do not like you, then they will not like or respect you at all. This is why it is better to be feared by a few rather than feared by all; because of the one or two people who may dislike you, they will not be able to influence the rest of the world to dislike you.
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