Sincere Quotes - Page 21

• It is past all question, and agreed on by all sides, that no religion will save a man who is not serious, sincere, and diligent in it. If thou be of the truest religion in the world, and are not true thyself to that religion, the religion is good, but it is none of thine.

  Richard Baxter

  Men, Past, World

  Richard Baxter, William Orme (1830). “The Practical Works of the Rev. Richard Baxter: With a Life of the Author, and a Critical Examination of His Writings”, p.476

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• Given - and this is the fundamental thing - that God's mercy has no limits, if He is approached with a sincere and repentant heart, the question for those who do not believe in God is to abide by their own conscience. There is sin, also for those who have no faith, in going against one's conscience. Listening to it and abiding by it means making up one's mind about what is good and evil.

  Pope Francis

  Integrity, Believe, Heart

  "Pope Francis tells atheists to abide by their own consciences". Interview with Scalfari, www.theguardian.com. September 11, 2013.

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• The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere. They eradicate hypocrisy from their hearts.

  Anatole France

  Positive, Integrity, Heart

  Anatole France (1922). “Anatole France and His Circle: Being His Table-talk”

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• I cursed him then, not because his tears were fake, but because they were real. I cursed him for showing me, with every tear and every smile and every sincere emotion he had, that I was the real freak.

  Dan Wells

  Real, Fake, Tears

  Dan Wells (2010). “I Am Not A Serial Killer”, p.211, Macmillan

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• Whoever we are, wherever we are, however we are, whatever our condition is, there is no impediment to attaining the perfection of life-if we are humble & sincere.

  Radhanath Swami

  Humility, Humble, Perfection

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• When you aren't sincere you need to pretend, and by pretending you end up believing yourself; that's the basic principle of every faith.

  Alberto Moravia

  Believe, Principles, Needs

  "The Time of Indifference". Book by Alberto Moravia (p. 238), 1929.

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• Prayer is the soul's sincere desire. Your desire is your prayer. It comes out of your deepest needs and it reveals the things you want in life.

  Joseph Murphy

  Prayer, Soul, Desire

  Joseph Murphy, General Press (2016). “The Power of Your Subconscious Mind”, p.50, GENERAL PRESS

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• ...and I confess that, like a child, I cry. Ah, self-pity; I think we are at our most honest and sincere when we feel sorry for ourselves.

  Iain Banks

  Children, Sorry, Thinking

  Iain Banks (1999). “A Song of Stone: A Novel”, p.277, Simon and Schuster

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• Or you might shout at the top of your lungs or whisper into your sleeve, "I hate you, God." That is a prayer too, because it is real, it is truth, and maybe it is the first sincere thought you've had in months.

  Anne Lamott

  Prayer, Hate, Real

  Anne Lamott (2013). “Help, Thanks, Wow”, p.7, Hachette UK

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• Don't be serious, be sincere.

  Chetan Bhagat

  Serious

  FaceBook post by Chetan Bhagat from Nov 13, 2014

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• Love and Time with reverence use,
  Treat them like a parting friend:
  Nor the golden gifts refuse
  Which in youth sincere they send:
  For each year their price is more,
  And they less simple than before.

  John Dryden

  Time, Simple, Years

  John Dryden (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of John Dryden (Illustrated)”, p.2065, Delphi Classics

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• If businesses are to redeem themselves in the eyes of the public and regain the trust that they have lost, they should worry a lot more about what they stand for and entrust those with expertise in communication a much freer rein to express this in ways that people might recognise as being sincere and sympathetic, rather than stilted and formulaic.

  Nick Baker

  Business, Communication, Eye

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• I believe that the Europeans, first and foremost, the Germans, will also understand me. Let me remind you that in the course of political consultations on the unification of East and West Germany... some nations that were then and are now Germany's allies did not support the idea of unification. Our nation, however, unequivocally supported the sincere, unstoppable desire of the Germans for national unity. I am confident that you have not forgotten this, and I expect that the citizens of Germany will also support the aspiration of the Russians, of historical Russia, to restore unity.

  Vladimir Putin

  Powerful, Believe, Russia

  Address by President of the Russian Federation, en.kremlin.ru. March 18, 2014.

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• Death has no terrors for a sincere servant of Christ who is laboring to bring souls to a knowledge of the truth.

  Ramon Llull

  Soul, Christianity, Servant

  "A history of Christian missions during the Middle Ages". Book by George Frederick Maclear, p. 365, 1863.

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• Whoever reads the gospel with a single eye, and sincere intentions, will find, that our blessed Lord took all opportunities of reminding his disciples that His Kingdom was not of this world; that His doctrine was a doctrine of the Cross; and that their professing themselves to be His followers, would call them to a constant state of voluntary suffering and self-denial.

  George Whitefield

  Spiritual, Blessed, Eye

  George Whitefield (1904). “Selected Sermons of George Whitefield: With an Introduction and Notes by the Rev. A.R. Buckland ...”, p.455, CCEL

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• When I pressed Jesus to my heart, I said to Him: 'I will be a priest. I promise You!' ...Oh, what graces Our Lord gave me then! Yes, I believe my conversion at that time was sincere and perfect.

  Peter Julian Eymard

  Jesus, Believe, Heart

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• Ours is an age of criticism, to which everything must be subjected. The sacredness of religion, and the authority of legislation, are by many regarded as grounds for exemption from the examination by this tribunal, But, if they are exempted, and cannot lay claim to sincere respect, which reason accords only to that which has stood the test of a free and public examination.

  Immanuel Kant

  Criticism, Age, Examination

  Immanuel Kant (2015). “The Critique of Pure Reason”, p.12, eKitap Projesi

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• Evangelical Christians are not sincere. It is all about making money.

  Frank Schaeffer

  Christian, Religion, Making Money

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• The greatest crimes have been found, in many instances, to be compatible with a superstitious piety and devotion; hence it is justly regarded as unsafe to draw any inference in favor of a man's morals, from the fervor or strictness of his religious exercises, even though he himself believe them sincere.

  David Hume

  Religious, Believe, Exercise

  David Hume (2016). “The Natural History of Religion: Revision of Great Book”, p.50, VM eBooks

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• The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.

  Mencius

  Happiness, Joy, Greater

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• A man may be very sincere in good principles, without having good practice.

  Samuel Johnson

  Truth, Honesty, Men

  James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1786). “Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides, and Johnson's Diary of A Journey Into North Wales”, p.409

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• She was an auxiliary nurse but training to be a true nurse because that was her calling, to serve mankind. She was a Martha. There were Marys and Marthas, but Marys got all the limelight because of being Christ's handmaiden, but Marthas were far more sincere.

  Edna O'Brien

  Nurse, Training, Calling

  Edna O'Brien (2007). “The Light of Evening”, p.41, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• The key to the 99 is the one. Or, put another way, the key to the group is the one individual. Think about the one, talk to the one, regard the one, serve the one. If you are sincere and constant, you will discover that gradually your influence with the many will be magnified.

  Stephen Covey

  Motivational, Thinking, Keys

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• In the past, yes, I have made sweeping indictments of all white people. I never will be guilty of that again - as I know now that some white people are truly sincere, that some truly are capable of being brotherly toward a black man. The true Islam has shown me that a blanket indictment of all white people is as wrong as when whites made blanket indictments against blacks.

  Malcolm X

  Past, Men, White

  Malcolm X (2015). “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”, p.369, Ballantine Books

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• These irresponsible acts, which cannot have any justification whatsoever, are to be fully condemned. In these appalling circumstances, I want to offer you the most sincere condolences, both in my name and in that of the French people.

  Jacques Chirac

  Condolences, Names, People

  "Widespread International Condemnation of Attacks". www.irishtimes.com. March 11, 2004.

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