Affronts to her reputation pierced her to the heart, though I couldn’t understand why, since she had very little character left to defend.

A decision made during a moment of weakness can ruin your life.
        To date, I had made three.

A lot of things should have been, Zigmund, but they aren’t. Are you going to be miserable about the things you cannot change, or do something about the things you can?

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Reputation is what men and women think of you; character is what God and the angels know of you

Reputation is character minus what you've been caught doing.