Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.

Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.

品格就像一棵树，名誉是它的影子。影子就是我们所想的，树才是真实的。

-- Abraham Lincoln 亚伯拉罕·林肯