Emily Dickinson 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.

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

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

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

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

The main thing is to keep it simple, keep it real, be honest and pull no stunts. You can't forget where you started and came from.

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.

The best that can be said of my life so far is that it has been industrious, and the best that can be said of me is that I have not pretended to what I was not.

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.

I have had enough of an interesting life to not embellish it in any way.

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

Whatever does not pretend at all has style enough.

Do the truth quietly without display.

Humility is all about being truthful and honest.

I don't like to act in my personal life. I like to be straightforward.

I don't like to make a big splash anyway.

You don't wear all your jewellery at once. You're much more believable if you talk in your own voice.

Genius and virtue are to be more often found clothed in gray than in peacock bright.

If people could be as honest as animals, what a different world it would be.

While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive.

Sincerity may be humble but she cannot be servile.

I think little things are more powerful because they're more honest, so people feel them more strongly.