Henry Ward Beecher: A man's character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others…
A man's character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation in other people; that is the substance, this is the shadow.
In today’s wordsA person's character is who he really is; his reputation is only what others think of him. Character lives in him, reputation in other people; one is the substance, the other the shadow.
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