Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.William Shakespeare
The acceptance of the facts of African-American history and the African-American historian as a legitimate part of the academic community did not come easily. Slavery ended and left its false images of black people intact. John Henrik Clarke
To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.William Shakespeare
True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long. Cicero
You will find in politics that you are much exposed to the attribution of false motive. Never complain and never explain. Stanley baldwin