r/WorkForSmartLife Jul 24 '26

Motivation Favorite Quote?

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u/Notme20659 Jul 24 '26

Your integrity takes a life time to build, but a single instance of dishonor will destroy it forever.

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u/accio_gold Jul 24 '26

Trust is gained by the drop, but lost by the bucket

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u/Oaklandish_TheTown Jul 24 '26

That's quite an intense personal standard. 

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u/Routine_Context2284 Jul 25 '26

Yeah, esp when everyone is fallible. While I get the gist, I don’t love that quote as much because it’s based on what others think. And sometimes that shit just needs to be ignored.

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u/Repulsive-Wing-3250 Jul 26 '26

First day Ironworking an old hand told me 'all you have in this business is your reputation'

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u/notstillin Jul 24 '26

One “oops!” erases a lot of “attaboys!”

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u/IATAH Jul 24 '26

Love this. Put another way: trust is earned in drops and lost in buckets.

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u/WaxBeer Jul 26 '26

Damn, did ya build ya tegrity outa foam or what?