Quotes About Authenticity

Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself.

Truth is Timeless, and returning to Truth is better than continuing in Falsehood

Think truly, and thy thoughts shall the world's famine feed. Speak truly, and each word of thine Shall be a fruitful seed. Live truly, and thy life shall be A great and noble creed.

A lot of young girls think that the opposite of fake is rudeness. And just as ugly as fake is, so is saying whatever is on your mind because it's the truth.

Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.

If they say I am inconsistent let them say it, for it is true, because inconsistency is a part of living

Try to remain truthful. The power of truth never declines. Force and violence may be effective in the short term, but in the long run it's truth that prevails.

Surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of man he is.

Why should we pay so much attention to what the majority thinks?

The more room you give yourself to express your true thoughts and feelings, the more room there is for your wisdom to emerge.

Do not be misled by a person's prayers and fasting. [Instead] look [at their] sincerity and wisdom.

Put your hand on your heart and ask yourself, what do I want? The first thing that comes to mind is always the right one.

I do interviews because it's a chance to be myself. I sometimes wonder what I could have to say that would be of any interest. I don't have any great wisdom

When people show you who they are ... believe them!

Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions, but those who kindly reprove thy faults.

It's bad taste to be wise all the time, like being at a perpetual funeral.

Ours is the task of discovering that our true nature has nothing to fear.

Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth.

When wisdom and knowledge appear, great pretense arises.

Wisdom consists in speaking and acting the truth.

Wisdom is only found in truth. [Ger., Die Weisheit ist nur in der Wahrheit.]

There's a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It's impossible to be mature without having lived.

It takes a lot of rehearsing for a man to be himself.

Never rebel for the sake of rebelling, but always rebel for the sake of truth.