Freya Stark Quotes

I do not believe in hypocrisy.

We are not hypocrites in our sleep.

I think it's because most of us talk one way and live another. There are a few people who truly, truly walk the talk.

Integrity is incredibly important to me. As long as you're authentic, you can do no wrong.

I am not a hypocrite.

The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.

Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.

Let there be no distance between the words you say and the life you live.

Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.

Better is the wrong with sincerity, rather than the right with falsehood.

Deep down in me I knowed it was a lie, and He knowed it. You can't pray a lie - I found that out.

Be honest with yourself. The world is not honest with you. The world loves hypocrisy. When you are honest with yourself you find the road to inner peace.

We are practicing what we preach so that we may preach what we practice.

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

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

I try to be honest.

If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see that the choices that you've made don't reflect that, then there's something for you to look at.

He does not believe that does not live according to his belief.

Why lie? I'm not going to be a hypocrite and say the opposite of what I think, like some others do.

I don't want to lie. I dislike dishonesty. And I work in Hollywood, a town and a business that relies on a lot of falsehoods with people hiding behind different facades. I don't want to be a part of that.

Everyone is born sincere and die deceivers.

We must Think what we Say, and Mean what we Profess.

I always say this: 'In life, truth is on your side.'

Wherever the invitation of men or your own occasions lead you, speak the very truth, as your life and conscience teach it, and cheer the waiting, fainting hearts of men with new hope and new revelation.

I don't want to pretend to be a prophet or a saint. I'm very conscious of my limitations. I know my flaws. But I don't like lying.