Examine what is said, not him who speaks. – Arabic Proverb
Gracious to all, to none subservient, Without offense he spoke the word he meant. – Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you. – William Blake
Sincerity may be humble, but she cannot be servile. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. – Thomas Carlyle
Can there be greater foolishness than the respect you pay to people collectively when you despise them individually? – Marcus Tullius Cicero
Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either. – Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue. – Confucius
A wit should no more be sincere, than a woman constant; one argues a decay of parts, as to other of beauty. – William Congreve
Candor is a proof of both a just frame of mind, and of a good tone of breeding. It is a quality that belongs equally to the honest man and to the gentleman. – James Fenimore Cooper
Frank and explicit — that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others. – Benjamin Disraeli
Candor is the brightest gem of criticism. – Benjamin Disraeli
To be candid, in Middlemarch phraseology, meant, to use an early opportunity of letting your friends know that you did not take a cheerful view of their capacity, their conduct, or their position; and a robust candor never waited to be asked for its opinion. – George Eliot
Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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 is the highest complement you can pay, – Ralph Waldo Emerson
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart. – Benjamin Franklin
A No uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a Yes merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble. – Mahatma Gandhi
If all hearts were open and all desires known — as they would be if people showed their souls — how many gapings, sighings, clenched fists, knotted brows, broad grins, and red eyes should we see in the market-place! – Thomas Hardy
There is an unseemly exposure of the mind, as well as of the body. – William Hazlitt
