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trust

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.

How can people trust the harvest, unless they see it sown?

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.

I wish people would realize that animals are totally dependent on us, helpless, like children, a trust that is put upon us.

I could I trust starve like a gentleman. It's listed as part of the poetic training, you know.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in mutual trust alone.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.

Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt.

A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness it teaches industry and thrift above all it teaches entire trust.

Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect.

I trust no one, not even myself.

Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.

I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love - and to put its trust in life.

Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly.

A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better.

Never trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near.

I wouldn't trust Nixon from here to that phone.

Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.

The Christian must trust in a withdrawing God.

Age appears to be best in four things old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.

I wouldn't trust any man as far as you can throw a piano.

Faith is a state of openness or trust.

You cannot do everything at once, so find people you trust to help you. And don't be afraid to say no.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough.

We are all selfish and I no more trust myself than others with a good motive.

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.

I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.

I never trust a fighting man who doesnt smoke or drink.

You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.

Therefore trust to thy heart, and to what the world calls illusions.

A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.

Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.

Trust should be the basis for all our moral training.

Trust me that as I ignore all law to help the slave, so will I ignore it all to protect an enslaved woman.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in it.

Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust.

The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once.

Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God.

Put your trust in God but be sure to keep your powder dry.

I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business.

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.

Let every eye negotiate for itself and trust no agent.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Do not trust the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you or I were going to be hanged.

There are only two sorts of people in life you can trust - good Christians and good Communists.

Positioning the brand and regaining trust are all smart things for us to do and those are the litmus tests for any decisions we make.

When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not seen.

I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant and autumn garner to the end of time.

Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

Trust men and they will be true to you treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.

Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, make use of every friend and every foe.

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God's providence to lead him aright.

Do not trust your memory it is a net full of holes the most beautiful prizes slip through it.

We grow in time to trust the future for our answers.

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

The 'public' scares me, but people I trust.

Trust cannot be commanded and yet it is also correct that the only one who earns trust is the one who is prepared to grant trust.

Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.

Disarmament requires trust.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her trust in miracles for safety.

Don't trust anyone over thirty.

One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust.

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

I trust Winsor and Newton and I paint directly upon it.

Trust everybody, but cut the cards.

Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.

Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks.

It's good to trust others but, not to do so is much better.

Trust in God - she will provide.

Trust is the first step to love.

I would rather trust a woman's instinct than a man's reason.