“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.”
“Your character belongs to you; your reputation belongs to other people, who have their own interests at heart, and they use it to control you, not to depict you.”
“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.”
“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 your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”