A good name is sooner lost than won.好名气得来不易失得快。
此句另有近义谚语:
A wounded reputation is seldom cured.
损害了的名声难以补救。
Credit lost is like a Venice glass broken.
失去名誉犹如打碎美丽的威尼斯玻璃瓶。
谚语主要是劝人要珍惜自己的名誉,切勿自暴自弃,因为好名声得来不易,所以很宝贵,即如另一谚语说:
A good name is better than riches.
美名胜于财富。
但是,我们也不能“名缰利锁”(to be a slave of reputation and wealth)。