The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows. (Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord)

The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

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