Thursday 10 October 2013

Trust - Quotes

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. - Goethe

Bad men trust no one because they know the treachery of which they themselves are capable. - Dean Koontz

Building trust takes time. All structure must start with foundation, and communication is the cornerstone of foundation. - Dr. Earlle

Each betrayal begins with trust. - Phish

Extreme distrust is not less harmful than its opposite; the greater part of men are useless to him who will not risk being deceived. - Luc de Clapiers

He that is dishonest, trusts nobody. - Benjamin Whichcote

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

He who does not trust enough, will not be trusted. - Lao Tzu

He who mistrusts most should be trusted least. - Greek Proverb

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. - Henry David Thoreau

I'm a good enough person to forgive you, but I'm not stupid enough to trust you again. - Unknown

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but if you trust me, I will lead you back out again. - Francesco Pfauth

In all trust, there is the possibility of betrayal. - Commander William T. Riker

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to put trust in ideas, and not in circumstances. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed than to be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally. - Neal Maxwell

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

It takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it. - Unknown

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

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody. - John Churton Collins

Never trust a man whom you know to have acted like a scoundrel to others, whatever friendliness he may profess to feel towards yourself, however plausible he may be, or however kindly he may behave; be sure that, the moment he has anything to gain by so doing, he will "throw you over." - Charles William Day

Never trust he who trusts everyone. - Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Never trust someone who lies to  you. Never lie to someone who trusts you. - Mandy

No gift is more precious than trust. - Unknown

No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence. - George Eliot

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

Only trust someone who can see these three things in you: The sorrow behind your smile, the love behind your anger, and the reason behind your silence. - Unknown

Only trust thyself and another shall not betray thee. - William Penn

People that have trust issues only need to look in the mirror. There they will meet the one person that will betray them the most. - Shannon L. Alder

Sometimes trust comes at too high a price. - Tess Mercer

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

The easiest way to gain someone's trust is to deserve it. This should be pretty easy, assuming you're just being you and being real. Minimal effort too. - Ashly Lorenzana

The most perfect communion of soul with soul, the most exquisite fellowship of mind with mind, are possible only where undoubted trust and undying love are possible, nowhere else. Nothing so ennobles and purifies a spirit as the exercise of faith in somebody. - Reuben Thomas

The time to trust is not just when all is calm. The most important time to trust is through the raging storm. - Unknown

The trouble with the average person is that he doesn't trust himself sufficiently to create and deliver ideas. - Norman Vincent Peale

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool. - Stephen King

To accept anything on trust, to preclude critical application and development, is a grievous sin. - Vladimir Lenin


To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. - George MacDonald

Trust because you are willing to accept the risk, not because it’s safe or certain. - Unknown

Trust becomes solidified when words consistently back up by deeds. - George David Miller

Trust breeds trust. You have to give it to get it. - Elena Gilbert

Trust dies but mistrust blossoms. - Sophocles

Trust doesn’t disappear all at once. It gets worn away with every lie; big or small. But once it’s gone, everything looks like a lie and the relationship cannot function. - Doe Zantamata  

Trust each other again and again. When the trust level gets high enough, people transcend apparent limits, discovering new and awesome abilities for which they were previously unaware. - David Armistead


Trust him little who praises all, him less who censures all, and him least who is indifferent about all. - Johann Kaspar Lavater

Trust him with little who, without proofs, trusts you with everything. - Eliza Cook

Trust him with none of thy individualities who is, or pretends to be, two things at once. - Johann Caspar Lavater

Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go. - Natalie Goldberg

Trust in yourself, for therein lies the true power. - Unknown

Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe. - Claudia Black 

Trust is a fragile thing. Once earned, it affords us tremendous freedom. But once trust is lost, it can be impossible to recover. Of course, the truth is, we never know who we can trust. Those we're closest to can betray us and total strangers can come to our rescue. In the end, most people decide to trust only themselves. It really is the simplest way to keep from getting burned. - Mary Alice Young

Trust is easy to destroy, but it takes time to build. - Slade

Trust is not something bestowed, but earned. - Remington Steele

Trust is not something you win, it’s something you build. - Amanda

Trust is only dangerous when you have to rely on it. -
Kerr Avon

Trust is the fruit of a relationship in which you know you are loved. - WM. Paul Young

Trust is won not given. - Tobsha Learner

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Trust the devil you know. - Linc Stark

Trust the still, small voice that says, “this might work and I’ll try it”. - Diane Mariechild

Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee. - Thomas Fuller

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement. - Foster C. McClellan

Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. - Benjamin Spock

Trusting you is my decision. Proving me right is your choice. - Unknown

Ultimately, there can be no complete healing until we have restored our primal trust in life. - Georg Feuerstein

We’re never so vulnerable than when we trust someone – but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy. - Walter Anderson

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

When you really trust someone, you have to be okay with not understanding some things. - Unknown

When you start to wonder whether you can trust someone or not, that is when you already know you don’t. - Unknown

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters. - Albert Einstein

Without trust there's no friendship, no closeness. None of the emotional bonds that makes us who we are. - Commander William T. Riker

You can only trust yourself… and barely that. - Paige Wilson

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough. - Frank Crane

No comments: