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

Preserved the Union, ended slavery

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Attributed, a philosophical observation.

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c. 1860s

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https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8226-character-is-like-a-tree-and-reputation-li…

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