Difference betweenCharacter and Reputation

by : William Hersey Davis…

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.

from the book : BECOMING A PERSON OF INFLUENCE by : John C. Maxwell and Jim Dornan