“In a peculiar way, Frank is right...every man does have a star. The star of one's honesty and you spend your life groping for it, but once it's out it never lights again. I don't think he went very far. He probably just wanted to be alone to watch his star go out.
“Oysa akıl, doğruluk dürüstlük, yufka yüreklilik ve ahlaklılık çoğunlukla kendini inançsız ilan eden insanlarda görülüyor.”
“Ability, honesty, reliability, good nature and moral condunct, were often met with among unbelievers.”
It’s the depth of shallowness in which narcissism masquerades as honesty, veracity and feminism. When really it’s about validation & consumerism -where image is King. Astonishing how people are committed to their lack of depth.
“Integrity is beyond honesty”
[Ahlaki] bütünlük, kendi seçtiğin zaman veya kendi belirlediğin çerçevelerde dürüst olmanın çok ötesindedir.
Are You Nice or Kind?
There is a difference between being nice and being kind. Nice can be dishonest. It can be a "yes" when we really mean “no." Nice can be the perfect bandage for our true feelings. Nice is normal-comfortable, in fact. It doesn't shake up our beliefs or awaken deeper layers of knowing. Nice floats along from place to place, denying the freedom that comes with choice. Kindness is different. Kindness takes strength. It takes honesty. Kindness will never ask you to sacrifice your integrity; it will hold you to it. When there has been wrongdoing, Nice will say, "It's fine!" with a big smile and hollow eyes. Kindness will say, "This isn't okay, and there needs to be a change, but I hold you with compassion and understanding." Kindness knows the power in honesty and how enabling people strips us of that empowerment. Nice is taught, but kindness? Kindness is who we innately are at our core.
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Although I still believe that honesty is the best policy, I dislike policy altogether.
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