quotations about trust
Trust men, and they will be true to you; trust them greatly, and they will show themselves great, though they make an exception in your favor to all their rules of trade.
J. F. ZACHARIA
attributed, Day's Collacon
Put least trust in him who is foremost to praise you,
Nor judge of a road till it draw to the end.
JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY
"Rules of the Road"
Trust is not like electric light that you switch on and off. You build it up over time and it can be forfeited very quickly.
RAYMOND PARSONS
"Trust not electric light that can be switched on", Moneyweb, May 11, 2017
Only trust thyself and another shall not betray thee.
WILLIAM PENN
Some Fruits of Solitude
Trust thy self, and another shall not betray thee.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Poor Richard's Almanack, 1739
Must not he also who has but little trust in others feel himself deprived of a very great blessing? For what society can be agreeable without mutual confidence, even between a man and a wife?
XENOPHON
Hiero
Trust, like the soul, never returns when it has once gone.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS
attributed, Day's Collacon
The fact is there is nothing that you can trust; and that is a terrible fact, whether you like it or not. Psychologically there is nothing in the world, that you can put your faith, your trust, or your belief in. Neither your gods, nor your science can save you, can bring you psychological certainty; and you have to accept that you can trust in absolutely nothing. That is a scientific fact, as well as a psychological fact. Because, your leaders -- religious and political -- and your books -- sacred and profane -- have all failed, and you are still confused, in misery, in conflict. So, that is an absolute, undeniable fact.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI
Psychological Revolution
Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
BIBLE
Psalm 16:1
Distrust that man who tells you to distrust;
He takes the measure of his own small soul,
And thinks the world no larger.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
"Deceit"
Without trust, there can be no tranquil resting of the mind ... there can be no belief. No belief in kindness. Or integrity. In anything.
DEAN KOONTZ
Velocity
Trust isn't something you can buy; you have to earn it. But many people don't realize you have to keep earning it to preserve the strength of that foundation moving forward.
LEE REAMS
"Trust Isn't Just An Asset: It's The Foundation Upon Which Everything Else Is Built", Forbes, April 19, 2017
He who mistrusts most should be trusted least.
GREEK PROVERB
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
All's Well That Ends Well
There are indeed times when one should trust blindly, just as there are times when one should not. Wisdom consists in being able to tell one from the other.
DANIEL QUINN
The Holy