Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.16.5
SB 3.16.5
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yan-nāmāni ca gṛhṇāti loko bhṛtye kṛtāgasi so 'sādhu-vādas tat-kīrtiṁ hanti tvacam ivāmayaḥ
Translation
A wrong act committed by a servant leads people in general to blame his master, just as a spot of white leprosy on any part of the body pollutes all of the skin.