Quotation Explorer - 'Insincerity'

The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish spurting out ink. - George Orwell
The dean put a finger to his chin as he studied this great and troubling mystery. The applicant’s response reeked of insincerity, like, Have a nice day! with all the friendly burned off. Okay, Mr. Darlington. I’ll just be a minute. - Michael Benzehabe
The greatest enemy of clear language is insincerity. - George Orwell
What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities. - Oscar Wilde
The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. - George Orwell
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