Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor read more

Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.

No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting read more

No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true.

How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares read more

How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.

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

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

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

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

People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty.

People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty.

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

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

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in read more

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.