Herman Melville Quotes

A man can be honest in any sort of skin.

You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.

Never be impressed with charisma. Look for character.

You can know a person is a good person or a bad person by who they are, not by what they look like.

The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.

Never - no, not for one moment - believe that any human being, with sense in his skull, will love or respect you on account of your fine or costly clothes.

Sincerity is that whereby self-completion is effected, and its way is that by which man must direct himself.

I just like a good, honest personality. I like a real person, not somebody who is pretending to be something that they're not. That really annoys me.

Always stay true to yourselves.

When I was younger, I was impressed by those who were educated, accomplished, successful, and applauded by the world. But over the years, I have come to the realization that I am far more impressed by those wonderful and blessed souls who are truly good and without guile.

I've never been no superficial cat.

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.

Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.

Beauty is only skin deep.

It is better to be thought perverse than insincere.

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to it, else it is none.

The only thing I want to leave behind in 2019 is anything that's inauthentic, to be real.

Integrity can be neither lost nor concealed nor faked nor quenched nor artificially come by nor outlived, nor, I believe, in the long run, denied.

Your reputation is what you're perceived to be, Your character is what you really are

I may look fake but I'm real where it counts.

Do not be misled by a person's prayers and fasting. [Instead] look [at their] sincerity and wisdom.

That soul that can Be honest is the only perfect man.

The depth and strength of our character is defined by our moral code. People only reveal themselves when they're thrown out of the usual conditions of their lives. That's when the truth of who they are is revealed.

If Trump remains honest and seems like a person who's authentic, he's going to go a long way.

Everyone who is honest is interesting.