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Read & copy the quotation
“Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.”
- Date
- 1891
Meaning of “Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error…”
The claim values genuine conviction over calculated pose in literary work, while allowing that sincere writers can still be factually or critically mistaken.
Where does it come from?
The Principles of Success in Literature, discussion of sincerity, Project Gutenberg #10420; preserved as Lewes’s literary-critical principle rather than a universal law.
