Sincere Quotes - Page 24

• Vegetarianism serves as the criterion by which we know that the pursuit of moral perfection on the part of humanity is genuine and sincere.

  Leo Tolstoy

  Vegetarianism, Perfection, Humanity

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• The moderate are not usually the most sincere, for the same circumspection which makes them moderate makes them likewise retentive of what could give offence.

  Walter Savage Landor

  Giving, Prudence, Offence

  Walter Savage Landor (2016). “Delphi Collected Poetical Works of Walter Savage Landor (Illustrated)”, Delphi Classics

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• Motherhood implies from the beginning a special openness to the new person: and this is precisely the woman's 'part'. In this openness, in conceiving and giving birth to a child, the woman 'discovers herself through a sincere gift of self'.

  Pope John Paul II

  Children, Motherhood, Self

  John Paul II, Brooke Williams Deely (2014). “Pope John Paul II Speaks on Women”, p.154, CUA Press

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• I think enormous harm is done by religion - not just in the name of religion, but actually by religion. ... Many people do simply awful things out of sincere religious belief, not using religion as a cover the way that Saddam Hussein may have done, but really because they believe that this is what God wants them to do, going all the way back to Abraham being willing to sacrifice Isaac because God told him to do that. Putting God ahead of humanity is a terrible thing.

  Steven Weinberg

  Religious, Believe, Sacrifice

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• A government regulating itself by what is wise and just for the many, uninfluenced by the local and selfish views of the few who direct their affairs, has not been seen, perhaps, on earth. Or if it existed for a moment at the birth of ours, it would not be easy to fix the term of its continuance. Still, I believe it does exist here in a greater degree than anywhere else; and for its growth and continuance... I offer sincere prayers.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Wise, Prayer, Selfish

  Thomas Jefferson (1829). “Memoirs, 4: Correspondence and Private Papers”, p.293

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• Very gratefully, with grateful appreciation, with sincere appreciative gratitude, in appreciatively grateful sincerity of regret, he declined.

  James Joyce

  Gratitude, Appreciation, Regret

  James Joyce (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of James Joyce (Illustrated)”, p.740, Delphi Classics

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• Democracy must stand or fall on a platform of possible human perfectibility. If human nature cannot be improved by institutions, democracy is at best a more than usually safe form of political organization . . . . But if it is to work better as well as merely longer, it must have some leavening effect on human nature; and the sincere democrat is obliged to assume the power of the leaven. [Progressive]

  Herbert Croly

  Fall, Organization, Political

  Herbert Croly (2005). “The Promise of American Life”, p.400, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Women never confess and even when they seemingly resign themselves to such a course they are not sincere.

  Emile Gaboriau

  Women, Courses

  "Monsieur Lecoq & The honor of the name". Part I,

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• If you make a habit of sincere prayer, your life will be very noticeably and profoundly altered. Prayer stamps with its indelible mark our actions and demeanor. A tranquillity of bearing, a facial and bodily repose, are observed in those whose inner lives are thus enriched. Within the depths of consciousness a flame kindles. And man sees himself. He discovers his selfishness, his silly pride, his fears, his greeds, his blunders. He develops a sense of moral obligation, intellectual humility. Thus begins a journey of the soul toward the realm of grace.

  Alexis Carrel

  Prayer, Selfish, Silly

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• The beloved of Allah are the perfume of Allah upon this world, but only the true, sincere believers have noses to smell them. They smell that beautiful perfume; they follow that smell. That perfume creates a yearning in their hearts for their Lord, and as a result the sincere believers increase their pace, efforts and devotions.

  Yahya ibn Mu'adh al-Razi

  Beautiful, Wisdom, Islamic

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• All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds; and those who do good deeds are deceived, except those who are sincere; and those who are sincere are always in a state of worry.

  Al-Shafi‘i

  Wisdom, Islamic, Worry

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• Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is.

  Al-Shafi‘i

  Wisdom, Islamic, Showing Off

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• Never be sincere - sincerity is the death of writing.

  Gordon Lish

  Writing, Crafts, Sincerity

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• ... we become so accustomed to meet with injustice, and, if we are at all sincere with our own hearts, are so conscious of being guity of it ourselves, that we learn to look upon it almost as a necessity.

  Elizabeth Missing Sewell

  Heart, Looks, Injustice

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• Sincere thought means thought of concentration (quiet awareness). The thought of a distracted mind cannot be sincere

  Bruce Lee

  Mean, Mind, Quiet

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.40, Tuttle Publishing

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• First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen, President George Washington was second to none in humble and enduring scenes of private life. Pious, just, humane, temperate, and sincere; uniform, dignified, and commanding; his example was edifying to all around him as were the effects of that example everlasting.

  Henry Lee III

  Leadership, War, Heart

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• Just as chalk can be removed from a chalkboard, with sincere repentance, the effects of our transgression can be erased through the atonement of Jesus Christ.

  Boyd K. Packer

  Jesus, Atonement, Christ

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• As God can send a nation or people no greater blessing than to give them faithful, sincere and upright ministers, so the greatest curse that God can possibly send upon a people in this world is to give them over to blind, unregenerate, carnal, lukewarm and unskilled guides.

  George Whitefield

  Blessing, People, Giving

  George Whitefield (1904). “Selected Sermons of George Whitefield: With an Introduction and Notes by the Rev. A.R. Buckland ...”, p.880, CCEL

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• Never count your faults. Just see that your love for God is deeply
  sincere. For God doesn't mind your imperfections: He minds your
  indifference.

  Paramahansa Yogananda

  Imperfection, Mind, Faults

  Paramahansa Yogananda (1990). “The Essence of Self-Realization: The Wisdom of Paramhansa Yogananda”, Crystal Clarity Pubs

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• Let us be real, honest, and sincere in our Christianity. We cannot deceive an all-seeing God.

  J. C. Ryle

  Real, Honest, Christianity

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• I do not pretend to be a divine man, but I do believe in divine guidance, divine power, and in the fulfillment of divine prophecy. I am not educated, nor am I an expert in any particular field but I am sincere, and my sincerity is my credentials.

  Malcolm X

  Believe, Men, Divine Guidance

  Spike Lee, Ralph Wiley, Malcolm X (1992). “By any means necessary: the trials and tribulations of the making of Malcolm X”, Hyperion Books

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• Being taken for granted is an unpleasant but sincere form of praise. Ironically, the more reliable you are and the less you complain, the more likely you are to be taken for granted.

  Gretchen Rubin

  Taken, Complaining, Praise

  Gretchen Rubin (2016). “The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More”, p.57, Hachette UK

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• If something's true and sincere, it happens regardless of marketing. The more I talk about it, the more I'm telling people how they should react. And that is an asshole.

  Christian Bale

  People, Marketing, Should

  "Christian Bale May Kill Someone Yet". Interview with John H. Richardson, www.esquire.com. November 15, 2010.

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• An artist must first of all respond to his subject, he must be filled with emotion toward that subject and then he must make his technique so sincere, so translucent that it may be forgotten, the value of the subject shining through it.

  Robert Henri

  Artist, Shining, Technique

  Robert Henri (1960). “The art spirit”, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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• I want friends, not admirers. People who respect me for my character and my deeds, not my flattering smile. The circle around me would be much smaller, but what does that matter, as long as they're sincere?

  Anne Frank

  Character, Circles, Long

  Anne Frank (2010). “The Diary of a Young Girl”, p.209, Anchor

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