Quotes of Sincerity - somelinesforyou

“ It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid. ”

- George Bernard Shaw

“ The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made. ”

- Jean Giraudoux

“ Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou will judge others with the judgment of charity. ”

- John Mitchell Mason

“ I am not sincere, even when I say I am not. ”

- Jules Renard

“ Sincerity is the way of Heaven. ”

- Mencius

“ A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. ”

- Oscar Wilde

“ Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character. ”

- James Russell Lowell

“ Sincerity is the luxury allowed, like diadems and authority, only to the highest rank. Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins. ”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“ Sincerity may be humble, but she cannot be servile. ”

- Lord Byron

“ The great man fights the elements in his time that hinder his own greatness, in other words his own freedom and sincerity. ”

- Friedrich Nietzsche

“ The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. ”

- Thomas Carlyle

“ There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination. ”

- Mencius

“ The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made. ”

- Jean Giraudoux

“ Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou will judge others with the judgment of charity. ”

- John Mitchell Mason

“ To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness. ”

- Confucius

“ Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles. ”

- Confucius

“ To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue… gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. ”

- Confucius

“ Sincerity is the way of Heaven. ”

- Mencius

“ A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. ”

- Oscar Wilde

“ Being free of pretence does not mean you are in touch with the truth. Sincerity is not proof. ”

- Unknown

“ Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity; and truth accomplishes no victories without it. ”

- Edward Bulwer Lytton

“ For a creative writer possession of the "truth" is less important than emotional sincerity. ”

- George Orwell

“ Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death. ”

- Albert Camus

“ Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue. ”

- Confucius

“ Sincerity gives wings to power. ”

- Unknown

“ Sincerity is an openness of heart that is found in very few people. What we usually see is only an artful disguise people put on to win the confidence of others. ”

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“ Sincerity is like traveling on a plain, beaten road, which commonly brings a man sooner to his journey's end than by-ways, in which men often lose themselves. ”

- John Tillotson

“ Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either. ”

- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

“ Sincerity is the highest complement you can pay. ”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“ Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite. ”

- Charles Haddon Spurgeon
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