946. Man's reputation

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A man

With a bad reputation

Is already

Half-hanged.

A man

With a good reputation

Is already

Halfway

To Heaven.

A man

With no reputation

Is already

Half-lost

To the world

And

To Heaven.

```

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Dance of Life, part 19, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973
Sourced from https://srichinmoylibrary.com/dl_19