"There is an honesty which is but decided selfishness in disguise. The person who will not refrain from expressing his or her sentiments and manifesting his or her feelings, however unfit the time, however inappropriate the place, however painful this expression may be, lays claim, forsooth, to our approbation as an honest person, and sneers at those of finer sensibilities as hypocrites."

-- Arthur Helps

#Honesty Quotes #Hypocrite Quotes #Expression Quotes

“Good taste is synonymous with success in all fields of life. It's not a question of money, but of a trained eye.”
“I went into rehab to save my marriage, but I wound up saving myself.”
“We adults all stay sixteen or so in some corner of the soul.”
“It's interesting, because I tend to trust a man with big ears.”
“We will seek to implement specific changes in the manufacturing and distribution practices to promote more responsibility and accountability.”

Source : "NAACP to sue gun makers". www.cnn.com. July 12, 1999.
“Happiness is no laughing matter.”
“The more we rely on the market, the more hooked we become on its promises: Do you need a tidier closet? A nicer family picture album? Elderly parents who are truly well cared for? Children who have an edge in school, on tests, in college and beyond? If we can afford the services involved, many if not most of us are prone to say, 'Sure, why not?”
“What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.”

Source : Salman Rushdie (1990). “In good faith”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

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