Literary notes about PRESTIGE (AI summary)
Literature deploys the term "prestige" to convey multifaceted notions of honor, influence, and established authority. In historical narratives, it often marks the aura of military or political greatness, as when an ancient leader’s renown overtakes entire regions [1] or when a nation's moral influence is portrayed as unparalleled on the world stage [2]. Contemporary and sociological writings extend this idea to the realms of individual reputation and institutional authority, suggesting that both personal authority and social power depend on the maintenance of prestige [3], [4]. At times, prestige is depicted as a double-edged sword—its loss signaling a profound decline in status or reputation, while its augmentation may be strategically pursued to fortify cultural or political leverage [5], [6].
- From that time forward, Pan Ch`ao's prestige completely overawed the countries of the west."
— from The Art of War by active 6th century B.C. Sunzi - When President Wilson left Washington he enjoyed a prestige and a moral influence throughout the world unequaled in history.
— from The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes - It is quite as true of leadership, as it is of myth and prestige, that it springs directly out of an emotional setting.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - In the army the prestige of the officer is largely a matter of "distance."
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - Our organization is gaining greater and greater prestige on the campus.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Failing here, the prestige of his name—all the prestige he ever had—was gone.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant
