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Sincerity

noun

An earnest and sincere feeling. Synonyms: earnestness, seriousness.

The quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical. "They demanded some proof of my sincerity"

A quality of naturalness and simplicity. Synonym: unassumingness.

The trait of being serious. Synonyms: earnestness, serious-mindedness, seriousness.

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"Sincerity" Quotes from Famous Books

... the pulpit once when he preached a warning discourse, his theme that of John the Baptist, 'Repent, and be baptized!' He was not a 'shouter' or a 'ranter,' but spoke and acted in a quiet, manly way. His sincerity was such that he thoroughly won our respect, ...

— The American Missionary - Vol. 44, No. 3, March, 1890 • Various

... most sincere, for the same circumspection which makes them moderate makes them likewise retentive of what could give offence: they are also timid in regard to fortune and favour, and hazard little. There is no mass of sincerity in any place. What there is must be picked up patiently, a grain or two at a time; and the season for it is after a storm, after the overflowing of banks, and bursting of mounds, and sweeping away of landmarks. Men will always hold something back; they must be shaken and loosened ...

— Imaginary Conversations and Poems - A Selection • Walter Savage Landor

... women. They forget that brilliancy in society may be accompanied by the best heart and the sternest principle. The best people of the world are those who know the world best. They recognize the fact that this world should be known and served and treated with as much respect and sincerity as that other world, which is to be our reward for having conquered the one in which we ...

— Manners and Social Usages • Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood

... better acquainted with you, Miss Meredith," he said a little stiffly, sincerity struggling through natural reticence, like a light through a fog. "I'm no lady's man, as you probably know, but I had to come and thank you to-night. Desmond's quite my finest officer—no disrespect to your brother; he knows it as well as ...

— Captain Desmond, V.C. • Maud Diver

... the convert to Al- Islam being theoretically respected and practically despised. The Turks call him a "Burma"twister, a turncoat, and no one either trusts him or believes in his sincerity. ...

— The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 7 • Richard F. Burton

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