Quotes about Authenticity
I think the pursuit of happiness is the pursuit of reality because illusion never leaves us ultimately happy.
— Parker Palmer
A man's character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation in other people; that is the substance, this is the shadow.
— Henry Ward Beecher
If indeed you must be candid, be candid beautifully.
— Khalil Gibran
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.
— Horatius Bonar
Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.
— Vernon Howard
Surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of man he is.
— CS Lewis
The more room you give yourself to express your true thoughts and feelings, the more room there is for your wisdom to emerge.
— Marianne Williamson
When people show you who they are ... believe them!
— Oprah Winfrey
It's bad taste to be wise all the time, like being at a perpetual funeral.
— DH Lawrence
What we have to be is what we are.
— Thomas Merton
There is no wisdom save in truth.
— Martin Luther
For me to be a saint means to be myself. Therefore the problem of sanctity and salvation is in fact the problem of finding out who I am and of discovering my true self.
— Thomas Merton