ei nimi miestä pahenna, jos ei mies nimeä

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ei nimi miestä pahenna, jos ei mies nimeä (literally, “name does not worsen a man, if the man won't [worsen] the name”)

  1. people cannot be judged by names, unless one makes themselves infamous