Quotes About Authenticity

We are all born originals - why is it so many of us die copies?

Born Originals, how comes it to pass that we die Copies?

Life was neither something you defended by hiding nor surrendered calmly on other people's terms, but something you lived bravely, out in the open, and that if you had to lose it, you should lose it on your own terms.

Anyone who wishes to advance our species or an institution must possess those qualities which those who have little sense of self will perceive as narcissistic. All this besides the fact that "arrogant," "headstrong," "narcissistic," and "cold" will be the terms used against any person who tries to be more himself or herself.

A true man never frets about his place in the world, but just slides into it by the gravitation of his nature, and swings there as easily as a star.

Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.

Fashion is the science of appearances, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.

Able leaders understand that nobody can really serve as an example by trying to do so. When we see an attempt to set an example, we suspect it is phony and not deeply rooted. People become real exemplars, trusted and looked up to, by being what they appear to be.

Truth is life's most precious commodity.

CUANDO EL ENCANTO DESAPARECE, SOLO LE QUEDA EL CARÁCTER

It is morally as bad not to care whether a thing is true or not, so long as it makes you feel good, as it is not to care how you got your money as long as you have got it.

A blind figure never can be a reliable and authentic eyewitness and evidence; however, stay silent since justice is blind too.

A cheap-minded stays cheap, even after having a high position.

A fake and false one, cannot stay in front of reality and truth; it collapses naturally.

A fool only watches the outward form; conversely, a wise one catches the inward aspect as well, which determines the reliable and authentic outcome.

A hypocritical person causes mental anguish; whereas, a hypocritical society makes life hell.

Be honest; it builds a solid base of character and life that pictures a beautiful persona.

Be sure I meet not others for the business or affairs, but for gaining knowledge that builds authentic insight and foresight; indeed, it is that fragrances and enlightens the character and life.

Before becoming a notable writer, one studies and reads the classic and academic writings to qualify such a level of notability and authenticity.

Begging is better than try to run corruptly false coins.

Behind every fake exists a real one.

Being silent does not mean you are the right or a wise if you do not prove that; otherwise, it is also the escape from the reality

Changing the name, function, and location does not change the nature, originality, and reality.

Changing the name, status, and place never changes reality.