| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Name |
| | | A famous name will never die. Hans Andersen. | 1 |
| A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. Bible. | 2 |
| A good name is better than precious ointment. Bible. | 3 |
| A man dies, his name remains. Turkish. | 4 |
| A man may be deprived of life, but a good name cannot be taken from him. | 5 |
| A nick-name is the heaviest stone the devil can throw at a man. | 6 |
| A nick-name lasts forever. | 7 |
| An ill wound may be cured, not an ill name. | 8 |
| He that has an ill name is half hanged. | 9 |
| If you don’t praise don’t spoil my good name. Ashantees (Africa). | 10 |
| Ill wounds may be cured but not ill names. | 11 |
| One may remove an evil thing too late to cure an evil name. | 12 |
| The shadow of a mighty name. Lucan. | 13 |
| To get a name can happen to but few. Dr. Johnson. | 14 |
What’s in a name? that which we call a rose,
By any other name would smell as sweet. Shakespeare. | 15 | | |
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