The Difference Between Character and Reputation by William Hersey Davis
William Hersey Davis
January 20, 1887 – September 10, 1950
Former professor of New Testament interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Character is the one thing we make in this world and take with us into the next.
The circumstances amid which you live determine your reputation;
The truth you believe determines your character.
Reputation is what you are supposed to be;
Character is what you are.
Reputation is the photograph;
Character is the face.
Reputation comes over one from without;
Character grows up from within.
Reputation is what you have when you come to a new community;
Character is what you have when you go away.
Reputation is made in a moment;
Character is built in a lifetime.
Your reputation is learned in an hour;
Your character doesn’t come to light for a year.
Reputation grows like a mushroom;
Character grows like the oak.
A single newspaper report gives you your reputation;
A life of toil gives you your character.
Reputation makes you rich or makes you poor;
Character makes you happy or makes you miserable.
Reputation is what men say about you on your tombstone;
Character is what angels say about you before the throne of God.
~ William Hersey Davis
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1. To Evangelize the World for the advancement of The Kingdom of God.
2. To Equip the Saints, for The Work of The Ministry, for the edifying of the body of God The Son Y’ehoshua (Jesus) Christ to the glory of God The Father through fellowship of God The Holy Spirit!
