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.

Be more concerned with character than reputation. Character is what you are, reputation is what people think you are.

Reputation is what others perceive you as being, and their opinion may be right or wrong. Character, however, is what you really are, and nobody knows that but you.

How hard you work at correcting your faults reveals your character.

Be more interested in character than reputation