Good morning and Happy Hump Day! I hope that you are having a wonderful week so far. I would like to welcome to another edition of Wisdom Wednesday. Last week’s virtue was compassion. This week’s virtue is sincerity.
Sincerity is the truth in words and actions free from deception or dishonesty. A person who means what they say is known as a sincere person. Because of its transparency the word ‘sincerity’ has captivated us. We love sincere people and also love to be revered as a sincere person.
By being ‘sincere’, a person acts consistent with his conscience. If they act in proportion to the commands of their conscience, we acknowledge their sincerity because they are sincere to themselves.
10 Wisdom Wednesday Quotes: Sincerity
- “To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.”—Confucius
- “So let us begin anew – remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. ” –John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”—Martin Luther King Jr
- “Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.”—George Lewes
- “Be fearless and pure; never waver in your determination or your dedication to the spiritual life. Give freely. Be self-controlled, sincere, truthful, loving, and full of the desire to serve…Learn to be detached and to take joy in renunciation. Do not get angry or harm any living creature, but be compassionate and gentle; show good will to all. Cultivate vigor, patience, will, purity; avoid malice and pride. Then, you will achieve your destiny.”—Krishna
- “Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life’s deepest joy: true fulfillment.”—Tony Robbins
- “The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.”—Thomas Carlyle
- “Officious, innocent, sincere, Of every friendless name the friend.”—Samuel Johnson
- “Two man talk and one may hear, but three cannot take part in a conversation of the most sincere and searching sort.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.”—Publius Cornelius Tacitus
