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
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If people like you they'll listen to you, but if they trust you they'll do business with you
– Zig Ziglar
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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
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I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character
– Martin Luther King, Jr
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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved
– Helen Keller
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People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built
– Eleanor Roosevelt
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It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
– Warren Buffett
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It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.
– Warren Buffett
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