Sincere Quotes - Page 18

• A sincere acquaintance with ourselves teaches us humility; and from humility springs that benevolence which compassionates the transgressors we condemn, and prevents the punishments we inflict from themselves partaking of crime, in being rather the wreakings of revenge than the chastisements of virtue.

  Jane Porter

  Revenge, Spring, Humility

  Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”

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• The pleasantest part of a man's life is generally that which passes in courtship, provided his passion be sincere, and the party beloved kind with discretion. Love, desire, hope, all the pleasing emotions of the soul, rise in the pursuit.

  Joseph Addison

  Party, Passion, Men

  Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele (1852). “The Spectator”, p.296

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• Table talk, to be perfect, should be sincere without bigotry, differing without discord, sometimes grave, always agreeable, touching on deep points, dwelling most on seasonable ones, and letting everybody speak and be heard.

  Leigh Hunt

  Dwelling, Perfect, Touching

  Leigh Hunt (1870). “Table-talk: To which are Added Imaginary Conversations of Pope and Swift”, p.2

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• Pleasure never comes sincere to man; but lent by heaven upon hard usury.

  John Dryden

  Men, Heaven, Usury

  John Dryden (1808). “The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes. Illustrated with Notes, Historical, Critical, and Explanatory, and a Life of the Author”, p.144

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• Gratitude is a humble emotion. It expresses itself in a thousand ways, from a sincere thank you to friend or stranger, to the mute, up-reaching acknowledgment to God--not for the gifts of this day only, but for the day itself; not for what we believe will be ours in the future, but for the bounty of the past.

  Faith Baldwin

  Gratitude, Believe, Humble

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• All great song, from the first day when human lips contrived syllables, has been sincere song.

  John Ruskin

  Song, Firsts, Lips

  John Ruskin (1872). “The Queen of the Air: Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm”, p.56

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• In the sex-war, thoughtlessness is a weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female. Both are reciprocally generated, but a woman's desire for revenge outlasts all other emotion. Yet when every unkind word about women has been said, we have still to admit, with Byron, that they are nicer than men. They are more devoted, more unselfish and more emotionally sincere. When the long fuse of cruelty, deceit and revenge is set alight, it is male thoughtlessness which has fired it.

  Cyril Connolly

  Sex, Revenge, War

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• For in religion as in friendship, they who profess most are ever the least sincere.

  Richard Brinsley Sheridan

  Pretension

  Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1833). “The Works of the Late Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Collected by Thomas Moore ... A New Edition ... With a Biographical Sketch”, p.77

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• Friendship is a serious affection; the most sublime of all affections, because it is founded on principle, and cemented by time. The very reverse may be said of love. In a great degree, love and friendship cannot subsist in the same bosom; even when inspired by different objects they weaken or destroy each other, and for the same object can only be felt in succession. The vain fears and fond jealousies, the winds which fan the flame of love, when judiciously or artfully tempered, are both incompatible with the tender confidence and sincere respect of friendship.

  Mary Wollstonecraft

  Friendship, Flames, Wind

  Mary Wollstonecraft (2012). “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman”, p.71, Courier Corporation

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• Can a faith that does nothing be called sincere?

  Jean Racine

  Doe

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• From my table inside I watch the glamorous women outside who are lunching on Spa Cobb salads without blue cheese or dressing. The man with the bread basket wanders from table to table, lonesome as a cloud. When he comes to me his basket is full and perfectly arranged. He gives me a smile of sincere pleasure when I tell him I will take both the sourdough roll and the cheese stick.

  Ann Patchett

  Food, Men, Clouds

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• Thanksgiving Day - Let all give humble, hearty, and sincere thanks, now, but the turkeys. In the island of Fiji they do not use turkeys, they use plumbers. It does not become you and me to sneer at Fiji.

  Mark Twain

  Food, Humble, Islands

  Pudd'nhead Wilson ch. 18, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar" (1894)

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• The simple-hearted and sincere never do more than half deceive themselves.

  Joseph Joubert

  Simple, Simplicity, Half

  Joseph Joubert (1896). “Pensées of Joubert”

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• [Did you] ever know a sincere emotion to express itself in a subordinate clause?

  Dorothy L. Sayers

  Emotion, Clauses, Subordinates

  Dorothy L. Sayers (2012). “Clouds of Witness”, p.159, Open Road Media

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• He who is sincere hath the easiest task in the world, for, truth being always consistent with itself, he is put to no trouble about his words and actions; it is like traveling in a plain road, which is sure to bring you to your journey's end better than byways in which many lose themselves.

  John Tillotson

  Journey, Tasks, World

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• Be sincere in your aim and you will find the support of Allaah surrounding you.

  Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

  Support, Aim

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• We really can’t change the world. We really can’t change other people! The best we can do is to start a few thinking here and there. The best way to do this, if we are sincere, is to change ourselves!

  Ammon Hennacy

  Thinking, People, Here And There

  Ammon Hennacy (2010). “The Book of Ammon”, p.214, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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• Prepare, and be forewarned in time. If thou hast tried and failed, O dauntless fighter, yet lose not courage: fight on, and to the charge return again and yet again...
  Remember, thou that fightest for man's liberation, each failure is success, and each sincere attempt wins its rewards in time.

  H. P. Blavatsky

  Life, Freedom, Fighting

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• If the seminary is too large, it ought to be divided into smaller communities with formators who are equipped really to accompany those in their charge. Dialogue must be serious, without fear, sincere. It is important to recall that the language of young people in formation today is different from that in the past: we are living through an epochal change. Formation is a work of art, not a police action. We must form their hearts. Otherwise we are creating little monsters. And then these little monsters mold the People of God. This really gives me goose bumps.

  Pope Francis

  Art, Past, Creating

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• The temple endowment was given by revelation. Thus, it is best understood by revelation, prayerfully sought with a sincere heart.

  Russell M. Nelson

  Heart, Temples, Revelations

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• The Yogic scriptures say that God responds to the sacred prayers and efforts of human beings in any way whatsoever that mortals choose to worship - just so long as those prayers are sincere.

  Elizabeth Gilbert

  Prayer, Long, Effort

  Elizabeth Gilbert (2010). “The Complete Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love; Committed; The Last American Man; Stern Men & Pilgrims”, p.196, A&C Black

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• Sincere desire and worthiness invite the spirit of revelation into our lives.

  David A. Bednar

  Desire, Spirit, Revelations

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• The problems of our day loom ominously before us... Surrounded by the sophistication of modern living, we look heavenward for that unfailing sense of direction, that we might chart and follow a wise and proper course. Our Heavenly Father will not leave our sincere petition unanswered.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Wise, Father, Looks

  "Guided Safely Home". Thomas S. Monson's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. October 2014.

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• Now be sincere; did you admire me for my impertinence?" "For the liveliness of your mind, I did.

  Jane Austen

  Mind, Admire, Impertinence

  Jane Austen (2009). “Pride and Prejudice Thrift Study Edition”, p.256, Courier Corporation

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• A sincere compliment is always grateful to a lady, so long as you don't try to knock her down with it.

  Mark Twain

  Grateful, Long, Trying

  Mark Twain (2015). “Sketches New and Old: Ghost Story Collections”, p.49, 谷月社

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