Quotes about Authenticity
A Christian should resemble a fruit tree with real fruit, not a Christmas tree with decorations tied on
— John Stott
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
— Abraham Lincoln
You can't run away from yourself.
— Bob Marley
You should go to a pear tree for pears, not to an elm.
— Publilius Syrus
It is not pride when the beech-tree refuses to copy the oak. He knows his limitations. The only chance of any healthy life for him is to be as full a beech-tree as he can.
— Phillips Brooks
The most essential quality for leadership is not perfection but credibility. People must be able to trust you.
— Rick Warren
Trust is built on telling the truth, not telling people what they want to hear.
— Simon Sinek
You cannot produce trust just like you cannot 'do' humility. It either is or is not.
— William Paul Young
The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.
— St. Augustine
Preach the Truth as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the world.
— Catherine of Siena
It's your obligation to speak the truth, and everyone can either take it or leave it. But truth must be in us. We live in such a poverty of truth today.
— Mother Angelica
Do not accept anything as love which lacks truth.
— Edith Stein