Insincerity Quotes

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It is not honest inquiry that makes anarchy; but it is error, insincerity, half belief and untruth that make it. — Thomas Carlyle
The insincerity of man-all men are liars, partial or hiders of facts, half tellers of truths, shirks, moral sneaks. When a merely honest man appears… — Mark Twain
The inconsistency of the institution of domestic slavery with the principles of the Declaration of Independence was seen and lamented . . . no insincerity… — John Quincy Adams
The boy will remain a son and never become a father. He will be forgotten by the crowd once his blood is rinsed clean from… — Yiyun Li
Instead of safeguarding truth and honesty, the state then tends to become a major source of insincerity and mendacity. — Hans F. Sennholz
This is the age of insincerity. The movies had the misfortune to come along in the twentieth century, and because they appeal to the masses… — Lionel Barrymore
In friendship we find nothing false or insincere; everything is straight forward, and springs from the heart. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Architecture, like dress, is an exercise in good manners, and good manners involve the habit of skillful insincerity - the habit of saying "good morning"… — Roger Scruton
I don't want to pass because I can't stand insincerities and shams. I am just as much Negro as any of the others identified with… — Fredi Washington
Marriage always demands the greatest understanding of the art of insincerity possible between two human beings. — Vicki Baum
There is but one thing without honor, smitten with eternal barrenness, inability to do or to be,-insincerity, unbelief. — Thomas Carlyle
I like the enthusiasm but not the insincerity of Los Angeles. — Brenda Blethyn
A mass of Latin words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline and covering up all the details. The great enemy of… — George Orwell
...So Englishmen saw it. Lincoln's insincerity was regarded as proven by two things: his earlier denial of any lawful right or wish to free the… — Sheldon Vanauken
If you want the Kingdom speeded, go out and speed it yourselves. Only obedience rationalizes prayer. Only Missions can redeem your intercessions from insincerity. — William Carey
Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money. — William Shenstone
A great emotion is too selfish ; it takes into itself all the blood of the spirit, and the congestion leaves the hands too cold… — Fernando Pessoa
We must put up with our clothes as they are - they have their reason for existing. They are on us to expose us -… — Mark Twain
I am not protesting against the conduct of the war, but against the political errors and insincerities for which the fighting men are being sacrificed. — Siegfried Sassoon
If I try to use human influence strategies and tactics of how to get other people to do what I want, to work better, to… — Stephen Covey

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