ei nimi miestä pahenna, jos ei mies nimeä

Finnish

Alternative forms

  • ei nimi miestä pahenna, ellei mies nimeä

Proverb

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

  1. don't judge a man by his name, but by his fame
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