The hand that rounded Peter’s dome And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity; Himself from God he could not free; He build-ed better than he knew; The conscious stone to beauty grew. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists. – Jean Rostand
Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth. When perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it. – Tacitus
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity. – Samuel Johnson
To me, the worst thing seems to be a school principally to work with methods of fear, force and artificial authority. Such treatment destroys the sound sentiments, the sincerity and the self-confidence of pupils and produces a subservient subject. – Albert Einstein
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. – Oscar Wilde
Technique is the test of sincerity. If a thing isn’t worth getting the technique to say, it is of inferior value. – Ezra Pound
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