Quotes about Authenticity

Cherish the friend who tells you a harsh truth, wanting ten times more to tell you a loving lie.

Present yourself always As who you would be, And that is the person The world will see.

All your life you pretend to be someone else, and it turns out that you were someone else pretending to be you.

Why try to be someone you're not? Life is hard enough without adding impersonation to the skills required.

What an important lesson for all of us! The words that come out of our mouths are a direct indicator of what is in our hearts. Idle

there's no use trying to live in other people's opinions. The only thing to do is live in your own.

never write a line you'd be ashamed to read at your own funeral.

I don't like places or people either that haven't any faults. I think that a truly perfect person would be very uninteresting.

But I don't want to be a different girl, said Emily decidedly. She had no intention of lowering the Starr flag to Aunt Ruth. I wouldn't want to be anybody but myself even if I am plain. Besides, she added impressively as she turned to go out of the room, though I may not be very good-looking now, when I go to heaven I believe I'll be very beautiful.

Well, I don't want to be anyone but myself, even if I go uncomforted by diamonds all my life," declared Anne. "I'm quite content to be Anne of Green Gables, with my string of pearl beads. I know Matthew gave me as much love with them as ever went with Madame the Pink Lady's jewels.

I fear the name of friendship is often degraded to a kind of intimacy that has nothing of real friendship in it.

This world would be a much more interesting place…although it is very interesting, anyhow…if people spoke out their real thoughts.