Joseph

“Reputation is an idle and most false imposition, oft got without merit and lost without deserving. You have lost no reputation at all unless you repute yourself such a loser.”
― William Shakespeare, Othello

“Vanity working on a weak head produces every sort of mischief.”
― Jane Austen, Emma

“And you know, there's less charm in life when you think about death--but it's more peaceful.”
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

“One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
― Jane Austen, Emma