Feb 252013
 

My dear, dear Lord,
The purest treasure mortal times afford
Is spotless reputation; that away
Men are but gilded loan or painted clay…
Mine honor is my life; both grow in one;
Take honor from me, and my life is done.

– William Shakespeare, Richard II
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/371869-my-dear-dear-lord-the-purest-treasure-mortal-times-afford