Character is more important than reputation.

"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  

Photo: Rock outcrop, aspen trees and shadows; Elkhorn Creek Trail, Red Feather Lakes, CO; October 25, 2013.  Shadows can be beautiful, but maybe we need to spend as much time developing real character as we do worrying about what other people think of us :)

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