Reputation V.S. Character

Reputation is what you are supposed to be.
Character is what you are.

Reputation is a photograph.
Character is your face.

Reputation is what you have when you come to a new place.
Character is what you have when you go away.

Reputation is learnt in an hour.
Character does not come to light for years.

Reputation is made in a moment.
Character is built in a lifetime.

Reputation grows like a mushroom.
Character grows like a oak.

Reputation is from a single newspaper report.
Character is built from a life of toil.

Reputation makes you rich or poor.
Character makes you happy or miserable.

Reputation is what men say about you on your tombstone.
Character is what angel say about you around God's throne.