"A little sincerity is a dangerous thing,..." - Quote by Oscar Wilde
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
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“Every man alone is sincere.At the entrance of a second person,hypocrisy begins.We parry and fend the approachof our fellow-man by compliments,by gossip, by amusements, by affairs.We cover up our thought from himunder a hundred folds.”
“Be sincere and true to your word, serious and careful in your actions; and you will get along even among barbarians, But if you are not sincere and untrustworthy in your speech, frivolous and careless in your actions, how will you get along even among your own neighbors? When stand, see these principles in front of you; in your carriage see them on the yoke. Then you may be sure to get along.”
“I think that the best thing that a person can be is sincere.”