"The superior man * * * in..." - Quote by Confucius
The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.
More by Confucius
“A good man will certainly also possess courage; but a brave man is not necessarily good.”
“What you know, you know, what you don't know, you don't know. This is true wisdom.”
“To acknowledge our faults when we are blamed, is modesty; to discover them to one's friends in ingenuousness, is confidence; but to preach them to all the world, if one does not take care, is pride.”
More on Sincerity
“After all the field of battle possesses many advantages over the drawing-room. There at least is no room for pretension or excessive ceremony, no shaking of hands or rubbing of noses, which make one doubt your sincerity, but hearty as well as hard hand-play. It at least exhibits one of the faces of humanity, the former only a mask.”
“For a creative writer possession of the 'truth' is less important than emotional sincerity.”
“Truth and sincerity have a certain distinguishing native lustre about them which cannot be perfectly counterfeited; they are like fire and flame, that cannot be painted.”
More on Communication
“Always try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn't mean anything else.”
“Last words are for those fools who believe they have not yet said enough.”
“Although everyone fights, few people know how to have a good argument, an argument that clears the air and makes it less likely a future argument will take place on the same subject.”