Quotes About Sincerity

If a man truly loves, he gives no heed to what others may think. His heart has no room for that, for it is filled to the brim with the unutterable truth of his feelings.

El muchacho le explicó, como pronunciando un sermón, que el mundo de los hombres era vil y estaba lleno de mentiras. En él, solo el arte conducía a la vida verdadera y eterna, y él mismo era grande porque sabía lo que se encontraba más allá de las puertas del arte. La muchacha no podía dudar de la nobleza de sus palabras.

the motivation behind every sentence is the wish to say something real to somebody real.

Our relationship wasn't the sun, the moon, the stars, but it wasn't bullshit, either.

I don't think you can worry about what is going to happen with something after that. I think the only thing that you can do is be honest and let the chips fall where they may.

The essential thing is the truth, not arguments or complaints.

it would be well if I believed the child's eyes with complete confidence. Wouldn't anybody first have to return to this kind of intuition if he sincerely wanted to face others?

It was better to avoid ostentatious piety and pray in the privacy of one's cell because 'if we pray when others are present, their approbation may rob our prayer of . . . its effect'.25 There would be no sudden illumination;

Sam really knew how to handle people, I thought in admiration. He was so self-assured, confident and articulate, but he always listened to what I had to say as if it was the most interesting thing in the world and never spoke down to me. He made me feel important. Or was he simply saying what I wanted to hear like he did with Spencer?

How very different it would be to live somewhere where people weren't afraid to reveal themselves, where emotion was prized instead of hidden.

is no greater bane to friendship than adulation, fawning, and flattery.' Cicero.

Being flippant was harder work than being earnest

A man may smile and bid you hail Yet wish you to the devil; But when a good dog wags his tail, You know he's on the level.

The more honesty a man has, the less he affects the air of a saint.

To be pure in heart is to take no delight in cunning, but converse sincerely with men, and express nothing, by word or look, which is not felt in the heart.

When men think and believe in one set of symbols and act in ways which are contrary to their professed and conscious ideas, confusion and insincerity are bound to result.

Pleasure never comes sincere to man; but lent by heaven upon hard usury.

That soul that can Be honest is the only perfect man.

When a man talks with absolute sincerity and freedom he goes on a voyage of discovery. The whole company has shares in the enterprise.

Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts.

I love a straightforward character. I am the guy who loves Cyclops on the 'X-Men', because he is square.

The man who is always waving the flag usually waives what it stands for.

Few men have depth enough to hear or tell the truth.

I do not play games, but always just say what's on my mind. Ostentatious modesty - for fools. If a man afraid of your honesty, it means that he is not the one you need.