Joseph Joubert Quotes

Oh, I can spot a phoney a mile away.

Like pictures, men should be judged by their merits and not by their defects.

When someone shows you who they are, the first time, believe them.

High rank and soft manners may not always belong to a true heart.

Just stay real and stay a real person.

I'm not saying I'm the perfect role model. But I'm honest. Period.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

I've never said, 'I'm squeaky clean.' It's always the people who project that image that are hiding something. No one's squeaky clean.

Honesty will never break you.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character.

If we divine a discrepancy between a man's words and his character, the whole impression of him becomes broken and painful; he revolts the imagination by his lack of unity, and even the good in him is hardly accepted.

We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay for it.

Honesty is very sexy.

If I thought a man had never committed a sin in his life, I don't think I'd want to talk with him. A man with flaws is more interesting.

I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong. Than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.

Because I hate fake people and I always think I'm never fake.

Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite.

What strikes me about Jesus is that he is a remarkably true person; he never changes his personality to fit in with whatever crowd he finds himself. He is simply himself, and he never plays to his audience.

Sincerity: if you can fake it, you've got it made.

If there is honesty in your face, the battle is won. It doesn't have to be the most beautiful face in the world. The audience can relate to you then. They feel love, not lust, for you.

The essence of a man is found in his faults.

If you are emotionally honest, you should mean what you say but also mean what you do.

The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.

Women love an honest man.

I always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have had faith in me.