authenticity Quotes

We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods.

Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?

So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.

Every man has his dignity. I'm willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to.

It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.

Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.

If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked.

Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.

I don't act, I don't direct, I don't design.