• Reputation grows like a mushroom; Character grows like an oak. • Your reputation is learned in an hour; Your character is does not come to light for a year. • A single newspaper report gives your reputation; a life of toil gives you your character. • 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 angels say about you before the throne of God. • Your character is