“No one of good character leaves behind a wasted life — whether they die in obscurity or renown. "Character," wrote the 19th Century evangelist, Dwight Moody, "is what you are in the dark." Your character is not tested on occasions of public scrutiny or acclaim. It is not tested in moments when the object of your actions is the regard of another. Your character is what you are to yourself, not what you pretend to be to yourself or others. Although human beings often attempt self-delusion, we cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves from ourselves. It will make itself known to us by means of our conscience despite our most strenuous effort to suppress it.”

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. For your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”

“Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are.”

“There is a story, always ahead of you. Barely existing. Only gradually do you attach yourself to it and feed it. You discover the carapace that will contain and test your character. You will find in this way the path of your life.”

“But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.”

“Your reputation is what you're perceived to be,
Your character is what you really are”

“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”

“Character is what you are in the dark.”

“Character is the one that carries whatever we become. If your wealth is bigger than your character, that wealth will be spending you, not you spending it.”

“Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.”