Quotes about Authenticity

The ultimate reason we must become holy is that that is the only way to become real.

The only honest reason for anyone ever to believe anything is that it is true, that it is really there.

Pure truth is possible, but pure falsehood is not.

No man who bothers about originality will ever be original; whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence about how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it. The principle runs through all life from top to bottom. Give up yourself, and you will find your real self.

U svakom podru?ju života, tajna je originalnosti prestati pokušavati biti originalan i re?i istinu onako kako je vidiš.

Prayer is about real-world concerns, spoken in real-world language. God does not want us to shift into a stained-glass prayer voice to address Him.

The point is that we know them by their message and their fruit, not by their gifts (Deuteronomy 13:1-5; Matthew 7:15-23)."[56]

I want to be an artist, not... a celluloid aphrodisiac.

Sincerity and truth form the basis of every virtue. Be what thou seemest; live thy creed; Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.

Thou must be true thyself, If thou the truth wouldst teach; Thy soul must overflow, if thou Another's soul would'st reach! It needs the overflow of heart To give the lips full speech. Think truly, and thy thoughts Shall the world's famine feed; Speak truly, and each word of thine Shall be a fruitful seed; Live truly, and thy life shall be A great and noble creed.

God loves us for who we are. We cant work our way to his love. That doesnt work here on this wold either. You either love someone for who they are, or you can forget it. Love that is earned is no love at all. It wont last.

There is no subterfuge in you, Miss Adeline. Why is that?" Color came and went in her cheeks. "Everyone has layers. Even me." He leaned closer as his son neared and allowed a curl to wrap his finger. "I look forward to peeling back those layers.