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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 your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
Approximate author period: c. 1960 AD · modern
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- John Wooden
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- Approximate author period: c. 1960 AD · modern
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