Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is w…

Abraham Lincoln
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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 (1982). Abraham Lincoln, wisdom & wit, Peter Pauper Pr
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