Quotes About Sincerity

Whe you sit face to face with someone who is pleasant, respectful and polite, you have a hard time reminding yourself that nothing he says is true, that nothing is sincere. Maintaining nonbelief requires a tremendous effort and the proper training.

Don't lie!' 'Tell the truth!' are words which we must never say to another person in so far as we consider him our equal.

Franz, on the other hand, was certain that the division of life into private and public spheres is the source of all lies: a person is one thing in private and something quite different in public. For Franz, living in truth meant breaking down the barriers between the private and the public. He was fond of quoting André Breton on the desirability of living in a glass house into which everyone can look and there are no secrets.

and even if she did find them ugly, she would never say so, because flattery had long since become second nature to her

kitschul este, in esenta, negatia absoluta a cacatului; atit in sensul propriu cit si in cel figurat al cuvintului; kitschul exclude din cimpul sau vizual tot ce-i esential inacceptabil in existenta umana.

Y así es como funciona el mundo que nos rodea. Si insistiese en decirle la verdad a la cara, eso significaría que me lo tomo en serio. Y tomarse en serio algo tan poco serio significa perder la seriedad. Yo, hermano, tengo que mentir si no quiero tomarme en serio a los locos y convertirme yo mismo en uno de los locos.

Ao tomar a sua decisão, ela não escolhera a astúcia, mas a verdade. Decidira que as coisas eram de verdade assim.

When you sit face to face with someone who is pleasant, respectful, and polite, you have a hard time reminding yourself that nothing he says is true, that nothing is sincere. Maintaining nonbelief (constantly, systematically, without the slightest vacillation) requires a tremendous effort and the proper training-in other words, frequent police interrogations.

Imitatie betekent geen gebrek aan authenticiteit, want het individu kan niet anders dan imiteren wat al heeft plaats gevonden; hoe oprecht hij ook is, hij is slechts een resultante van de suggesities en aanmaningen die voortkomen uit de put van het verleden.

Living in truth, lying neither to ourselves nor to others, was possible only away from the public: the moment someone keeps an eye on what we do, we involuntarily make allowances for that eye, and nothing we do is truthful. Having a public, keeping a public in mind, means living in lies.

Y ¿cómo podría ser sincera una chica que irradia tanta juventud como usted? No puede ser sincera, porque ni siquiera sabe lo que lleva dentro. Pero, si lo supiese, debería coincidir conmigo en que el mayor placer es el de ser admirado. ¿No le parece?

He was afraid to say it, because everything he had said so far failed to come out as intended, and these sincere words, too, would sound sarcastic to his colleague.

El kitsch provoca dos lágrimas de emoción, una inmediatamente después de la otra. La primera lágrima dice: ¡Qué hermoso, los niños corren por el césped! La segunda lágrima dice: ¡Qué hermoso es estar emocionado junto con toda la humanidad al ver a los niños corriendo por el césped!

Avoir un public, penser à un public, c'est vivre dans le mensonge.

Anybody who was easily converted was not worth converting.

Hatred is nearly always honest--rarely, if ever, assumed. So much cannot be said for love.

We must understand that our education now is going to be sincerity, to speak from your own heart and not from outside.

That's what I think we're all looking for - an honest love wherever you can find it.

If you love, love totally; if you hate, hate totally. Don't be fragmentary; suffer the consequences. Because of consequences you try to deceive.

I love to see when people are real passionate about what they feel and what they say.

A knockoff is not as easy to spot when it comes to love.

Remember," he called. "Just be yourself, and everyone will love you!" Nick rolled his eyes and made a rude gesture, and Alan drove the car away laughing.

True love can fear no one.

Manufactured--synthetic--even virtual, if that is what you turned out to be--I would love you.