Famous Quotes | Sincerity is a certain openness...
Sincerity is a certain openness of heart. It is to be found in very few, and what we commonly look upon to be so is only a cunning sort of dissimulation, to insinuate ourselves into the confidence of others.
- François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld
Attribution: François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680), French writer, moralist. repr. F.A. Stokes Co., New York (c. 1930). Moral Maxims and Reflections, no. 63 (1665-1678), trans. London (1706).
Categories: Hypocrisy, Moralist, Sincerity, Writer
