John Wooden

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

Topic: Character, Reputation
Location: Lake Tahoe
Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin

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He whose honor depends on the opinion of the mob must day by day strive with the greatest anxiety, act and scheme in order to retain his reputation. For the mob is varied and inconsistent, and therefore if a reputation is not carefully preserved it dies quickly.

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