Bhagavad-gītā 2.34
BG 2.34
Open the full passageअकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम् । सम्भावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते ॥३४॥
Sanskrit
akīrtiṁ cāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te 'vyayām sambhāvitasya cākīrtir maraṇād atiricyate
Translation
People will always speak of your infamy, and for a respectable person, dishonor is worse than death.