“Well, youth is the period of assumed personalities and disguises. It is the time of the sincerely insincere.” — V. S. Pritchett, Midnight Oil
Tag: sincerity
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“It is undoubtedly true that some people mistake sycophancy for good nature, but it is equally true that many more mistake impertinence for sincerity.” — George D. Prentice, Prenticeana
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“I am quite sincere about some of the things which people take very lightly, and almost insultingly unconcerned about some of the things which people take most seriously.” — Hunter S. Thompson, “Letter to Kraig Juenger,” The Fear and Loathing Letters (1957-10-17)
Editor’s note: The quote sounds like an applicable-to-everyone astrology reading but I like it because I had never heard it before and I have had the feeling.
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“The human desire to be understood is never quite sincere. It is on our own terms that we desire to be understood, not on the terms of truth.” — Elizabeth Goudge, The Child from the Sea
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“I know that I am honest and sincere in my desire to do well; but the question is whether I know enough to accomplish what I desire.” — Grover Cleveland, Letter to his brother Rev. William N. Cleveland (1882-11-07)
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“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.” — C. S. Lewis, “God in the Dock”
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“Praise, when it is deserved, is of more importance to the giver than the receiver.” — John A. Cone, The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms
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“A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.” — Oscar Wilde, The Critic As Artist
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