Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Hypocrisy Quotes

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers...

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers...

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

A man is related to all nature.

A man is related to all nature.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

People only see what they are prepared to see.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but...

The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but...

If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's...

If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's...