Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
(Lincoln's Imagination, 1879)
Abraham Lincoln
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Whatever you are, be a good one. I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
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