Quotes About Sincerity

He was, he realized without any real surprise, quite irrevocably in love with her. Her joy was his; her pain was his. There was no point in further denial—not to himself at least.

She held out her right hand to him. He took it in his, held it in a firm clasp for a moment, and then raised it to his lips. If he tried to say anything more, he thought, smiling at her, he would surely disgrace himself by weeping.

It always was well nigh impossible to get any sense out of you, Jack, she said. Have you ever said anything to anyone that you really meant?

He was no dream lover. He was Jack. And she loved him. And would no longer believe that it was a misplaced love. She loved him. No matter what. For always.

don't pretend you aren't feeling what you feel. That's how things slide into hell.

I'll take honest arrogance over fake humility any day.

Unless you're like my friend, poet Brooks Haxton (who translates Greek, Latin, French, Hebrew, and German), throwing in three-dollar words will just make you look like a dick.

they won't be false and they won't be true, but hey'll be real.

En lo que me fue posible, oculté en lo más profundo del corazón la ansiedad que me consumía y acepté con aparente sinceridad todo lo que proponía mi padre, aunque todo aquello no podía servir sino como decorado de mi tragedia.

Those moral laws on which all human excellence is founded—a love of truth in ourselves, and a sincere sympathy with our fellow-creatures.

Su simpatía me arrastro fácilmente a hablarle con el lenguaje del corazón, a revelarle el calor abrazador de mi alma y a decirle, con todo el fervor que me animaba, lo gustoso con que sacrificaría fortuna, existencia, hasta esperanza, en aras de mi afán.

People are straightforward enough, on the whole, till one starts to look for crooked motives, and then, oh boy, how crooked can they be!

the one who calls it by its name. To you

I who had before clothed myself in the bright garb of sincerity must now borrow one of divers colours: it might sit awkwardly at first, but use would enable me to place it in elegant folds, to lie with grace.

Waar eindigde zijn geloof en waar begonnen de komedie en de berekening?

Flattery and insults raise the same question: what do you want?

stress the word genuine, because most of the time people can see through a non-genuine compliment based on tone of voice and facial expression.

Whatever your reason is for talking to someone, be sure you are "mostly" honest and genuine because people (especially females) can see through lies. They

She'll be able to sense if you just want to sleep with her, or if you are trying to sell her something, or if you're genuinely a friendly person just looking to meet people. 

They will sense it from a mile away and know if you're full of crap or not

I am not talking about a negative, pessimistic, insulting, or overly sexual version of brutally honest. If

When we're talking about honesty, it's important to be honest with yourself about your feelings and emotions. If

Most of the time it will be non-verbal (strong eye-contact, touching on the shoulder or arm, asking curious questions); on the other hand, be brutally honest if

Compliments (only if you are genuine about it)