QUOTE: Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. – Abraham Lincoln

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marcie
December 7, 2011 at 4:53 pm

Love this! What is the citation for this? I’d love to use it in my Leadership paper, so please let me know!

Merry Christmas!

Marcie

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  Michael Josephson
  December 7, 2011 at 7:27 pm
  
  Marcie, Re: the quote about reputation and character: It’s a very well know quote attributed to Lincoln on virtually every quote site. I don’t know when or where he said it.
  
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