Character And Reputation Quotes

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  Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Success, Basketball

  John Wooden, Jack Tobin, Bill Walton (2004). “They Call Me Coach”, McGraw Hill Professional

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• Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

  Thomas Paine

  Inspirational, Motivation, Character

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• Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Inspirational, Success, Honesty

  Abraham Lincoln (1982). “Abraham Lincoln, wisdom & wit”, Peter Pauper Pr

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• If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of me.

  Dwight L. Moody

  Leadership, Character, Care

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• Some of us are more concerned with our reputation than our character. The latter takes care of the former.

  LeCrae

  Character, Care, Reputation

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  When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.

  Billy Graham

  Health, Character, Losing

  Twitter post from May 25, 2015

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  Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Inspirational, Leadership, Wisdom

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• You are what you do, not what you say you'll do.

  Carl Jung

  Positive, Inspiring, Inspiration

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• Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.

  Wayne Dyer

  Life, Spiritual, Inspiration

  Wayne W. Dyer (2009). “Staying on the Path: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.7, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.

  Abigail Van Buren

  Life, Friendship, Family

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• Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.

  Will Rogers

  Inspirational, Funny, Family

  Norman Vincent Peale, Marjorie Holmes, Arthur Gordon, Will Rogers (1995). “To father, with love: wisdom from Guideposts”, Dimensions for Living

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• Character is made by what you stand for;reputation by what you fall for.

  Robert Quillen

  Inspirational, Fall, Character

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• The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

  Thomas B. Macaulay

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Integrity

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• Reputation is for time; character is for eternity.

  John Bartholomew Gough

  Inspirational, Life, Character

  "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers". P. 46. Book by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, 1895.

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• No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Change, Character, Angel

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.1454, Delphi Classics

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• A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.

  Joseph Hall

  Positive, Eye, Character

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• Character is what you are in the dark.

  Dwight L. Moody

  Inspiring, Inspirational Life, Humorous

  Attributed in "D.L. Moody" by William R. Moody, (p. 503), 1930.

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• The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.

  James Allen

  Inspirational, Birthday, Character

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• Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "This Speech Was Given Before The #4Women4AllWomen Run" by Powdered Feet, womensrunning.competitor.com. January 25, 2017.

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• Trust, honesty, humility, transparency and accountability are the building blocks of a positive reputation. Trust is the foundation of any relationship.

  Mike Paul

  Trust, Honesty, Block

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• Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.

  Bruce Lee

  Wisdom, Respect, Knowledge

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.46, Tuttle Publishing

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• Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.

  Helen Keller

  Strength, Being Strong, Encouragement

  Helen Keller (1957). “The Open Door”, Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday

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• Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.

  Faith Baldwin

  Character, Swiftness, Reputation

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• We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done." Longfellow "Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.

  Les Brown

  Judging People, Judgement, Done

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• Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Helen Keller (1957). “The Open Door”, Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday

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