John Tillotson: Sincerity is to speak as we think, to do as we pretend and profess, to perform…
Sincerity is to speak as we think, to do as we pretend and profess, to perform and make good what we promise, and really to be what we would seem and appear to be.
In today’s wordsSincerity is speaking as we think, doing as we claim, delivering what we promise, and truly being what we appear to be.
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