Quote#Self
A man is what he is, not what men say he is. His character no man can…
Quote byJohn Bartholomew Gough · 1817–1886
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 46..
English (original)
A man is what he is, not what men say he is. His character no man can touch. His character is what he is before his God and his Judge; and only himself can damage that. His reputation is what men say he is. That can be damaged; but reputation is for time, character is for eternity.
— John Bartholomew Gough
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