A platinum reputation is like a fragile, exquisite clay vase. Sculpting one takes considerable time, skill, and care, yet either can be permanently and irreparably destroyed in little more than an instant if indiscretion is allowed to rule, however briefly. Do not allow this to happen. Tend to your reputation—an innately dainty object—with the utmost care, for if you allow it to get shattered then successfully gluing it back together as before will be about as easy as attempting to pole vault over the Washington Monument with a baseball bat.
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