Character & its shadow, Reputation

The circumstances amid which you live determine your reputation;

the truth you believe determines your character...

Reputation is what you are supposed to be;

Character is what you are...

Reputation is the photograph;

Character is the face...

Reputation comes over one from without;

Character grows up from within...

Reputation is what you have when you come to a new community;

Character is what you have when you go away...

Your reputation is made in a moment;

Your character is built in a lifetime...

Your reputation is learned in an hour;

Your character does not come to light for a year...

Reputation grows like a mushroom;

Character lasts like eternity...

Reputation makes you rich or makes you poor;

Character makes you happy or makes you miserable...

Reputation is what men say about you on your tombstone;

Character is what the angels say about you before the throne of God.