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Sincerity: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

Loss of sincerity is loss of vital power.— BOVEE — Summaries of Thought.

Sincerity. You know I say Just what I think, and nothing more nor less, And, when I pray, my heart is in my prayer. I cannot say one thing and mean another: If I can't pray, I will not make believe! и.— LONGFELLOW — Christus. Pt. III. Giles Corey. Act II. Sc. 3.

There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.— MENCIUS — Works. Bk. VII. Ch. IV.

Bashful sincerity and comely love.— Shakespeare — Much Ado About Nothing. Act IV. Sc. 1. L. 55.

But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at; I am not what I am.— Shakespeare — Othello. Act I. Sc. 1. L. 64.

He hath a heart as sound as a bell and his tongue is the clapper, for what his heart thinks his tongue speaks.— Shakespeare — Much Ado About Nothing. Act III. Sc. 2. L. 12.

Men should be what they seem; Or those that be not, would they might seem none!— Shakespeare — Othello. Act III. Sc. 3. L. 126.

O, how much more doth beauty beauteous seem By that sweet ornament which truth doth give! aa.— Shakespeare — Sonnet LIV.