Issa

“Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“Everything intelligent is so boring.”
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy

“All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.”
― Leo Tolstoy