Brennan Manning Quotes

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.

The Truth never flaunted a sign.

I know I'll astonish everyone by talking like this, but it's God's truth. Honors have never tempted me and I've never sought them.

I don't want to pretend I'm any cooler or smarter than I am.

You just make yourself available to be full of love. And to be truthful and honest, 100 percent.

Honesty is as rare as a man without self-pity.

I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.

Almost any difficulty will move in the face of honesty. When I am honest I never feel stupid. And when I am honest I am automatically humble.

Never let your fame outshine your truth.

Gentlemen and ladies are sure of their ground. They pretend to nothing that they are not.

Modesty is good. But not when it comes at the cost of honesty.

Honest is how I want to look. The truth doesn't glitter and shine.

The more honesty a man has, the less he affects the air of a saint.

I respect the truth too much to drag it out on every occasion.

Humility is all about being truthful and honest.

If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both.

We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

I'm actually a very honest person, and sometimes I end up like, 'Man, I said too much.' It's hard for me not to tell the truth when you ask me.

Humility is truth.

My only real advice to Oscar nominees is, 'If you haven't actually seen a competitor's film, don't fib and say you have and blow smoke up their wahooziewhatsits.' Always best to be frank and tell them the truth.

It's very important for Christians to be honest with God, which often, you know, God is much more interested in who you are than who you want to be.

Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked.