(318 quotes found)
“A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.”
Oscar Wilde
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.”
William A. Foster
“Sincerity is an openness of heart; we find it in very few people; what we usually see is only an artful dissimulation to win the confidence of others.”
François de la Rochefoucauld
“What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“But what is the good of friendship if one cannot say exactly what one means? Anybody can say charming things and try to please and to flatter, but a true friend always says unpleasant things, and does not mind giving pain. Indeed, if he is a really true friend he prefers it, for he knows that then he is doing good.”
“The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.”
“It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.”
George Bernard Shaw
“In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.”
“The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity”
Andre Gide
“Vow to be valiant;Resolve to be radiant;Determine to be dynamic;Strive to be sincere;Aspire to be attuned.”
William Arthur Ward
