Stoic Conversations 10

"Good grief young man, what are you doing to that poor pipe?"

"I'm smoking it, and enjoying it."

"No, you're not. You're in agony, and you're trying to look like you're enjoying it. By all means, grow a mustache, or wear a bow tie, or go square dancing, but do it because it makes you happy, not because it makes you come across a certain way. Image is just like that smoke you're puffing out of your mouth."