Henry Ward Beecher: A man's reputation sometimes is as wide as the horizon, when his character is…
A man's reputation sometimes is as wide as the horizon, when his character is no bigger than the point of a needle. Character is what a man really is, reputation is what men believe him to be.
In today’s wordsA person's reputation can be as wide as the horizon when his character is no bigger than a needle's point. Character is what you really are; reputation is what people believe you are.
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