“Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.”
“Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are.”
“Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, for your character is what you 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.”
“You are not what others think you are. You are what God knows you are.”