Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

trust

A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness it teaches industry and thrift above all it teaches entire trust. 3 quotes from Gertrude Jekyll

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers. 6 wisdom & wit from Johann Kaspar Lavater

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open. 12 other thoughts from James Broughton

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust. 5 views from Marianne Moore

Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt. 2 more thoughts from Eric Sevareid

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community. 13 other quotes from Andrew Carnegie

The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in mutual trust alone. 9 other quotes from Pope John XXIII

I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor. 2 wisdom & wit from Martin Van Buren

I trust no one, not even myself. 11 more views from Joseph Stalin

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. 12 quotes from George MacDonald

Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love - and to put its trust in life. 14 thoughts from Joseph Conrad

Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly. 12 quotes from George MacDonald

Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear. 7 quotes from William E. Gladstone

Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect. 8 wisdom & wit from Stephen Leacock

A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better. 8 thoughts from Stephen Leacock

I wouldn't trust Nixon from here to that phone. 9 quotes from Barry Goldwater

The Christian must trust in a withdrawing God. 4 other views from William Gurnall

I wouldn't trust any man as far as you can throw a piano. 9 quotes from Ethel Merman

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life. 26 more quotes from E. M. Forster

Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty. 13 more thoughts from Alexander Hamilton

Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity. 56 quotes from Khalil Gibran

Never trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near. 23 sayings from Helen Rowland

I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends. 24 quotes from Carl Sandburg

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. 67 quotes from Francis Bacon

You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible. 19 sayings from Anton Chekhov

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough. 2 more thoughts from Frank Crane

You cannot do everything at once, so find people you trust to help you. And don't be afraid to say no. 8 more sayings from Jane Seymour

You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it. 24 views from W. C. Fields

Faith is a state of openness or trust. 16 other quotes from Alan Watts

We are all selfish and I no more trust myself than others with a good motive. 36 quotes from Lord Byron

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself. 11 more quotes from Robert E. Lee

I never trust a fighting man who doesnt smoke or drink. 2 other sayings from William Halsey

Therefore trust to thy heart, and to what the world calls illusions. 26 quotes from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Trust should be the basis for all our moral training. 3 quotes from Robert Baden-Powell

Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated. 8 wisdom & wit from James Dean

Trust me that as I ignore all law to help the slave, so will I ignore it all to protect an enslaved woman. 14 thoughts from Susan B. Anthony

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in it. 2 other sayings from Edward Coke

A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts. 6 other wisdom & wit from Harold MacMillan

The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once. 11 views from Rene Descartes

Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust. 6 other wisdom & wit from Grover Cleveland

Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God. 9 quotes from Lawrence Welk

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. 7 quotes from Corrie Ten Boom

I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business. 6 quotes from Harvey S. Firestone

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property. 70 thoughts from Thomas Jefferson

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. 7 more quotes from Corrie Ten Boom

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him. 10 quotes from Booker T. Washington

Let every eye negotiate for itself and trust no agent. 81 quotes from William Shakespeare

Do not trust the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you or I were going to be hanged. 5 quotes from Oliver Cromwell

Put your trust in God but be sure to keep your powder dry. 5 more quotes from Oliver Cromwell

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. 81 thoughts from William Shakespeare

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. 2 views from John McKinley

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not seen. 135 quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson

When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck. 23 wisdom & wit from E. W. Howe

There are only two sorts of people in life you can trust - good Christians and good Communists. 2 more quotes from Joe Slovo

Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do. 6 other quotes from Benjamin Spock

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason. 135 other quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson

Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, make use of every friend and every foe. 43 more views from Alexander Pope

Trust men and they will be true to you treat them greatly and they will show themselves great. 135 quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson

I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant and autumn garner to the end of time. 22 quotes from Robert Browning

Do not trust your memory it is a net full of holes the most beautiful prizes slip through it. 2 wisdom & wit from Georges Duhamel

We grow in time to trust the future for our answers. 3 more wisdom & wit from Ruth Benedict

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God's providence to lead him aright. 57 quotes from Blaise Pascal

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. 9 sayings from Charles Spurgeon

The 'public' scares me, but people I trust. 53 quotes from Marilyn Monroe

I trust Winsor and Newton and I paint directly upon it. 8 more views from Edward Hopper

One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust. 6 other sayings from Gustav Heinemann

Disarmament requires trust. 6 more quotes from Gustav Heinemann

Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something. 31 more sayings from Eric Hoffer

Don't trust anyone over thirty. 3 thoughts from Jerry Rubin

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them. 35 more views from Ernest Hemingway

Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks. 3 quotes from Isaac Watts

The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her trust in miracles for safety. 14 other quotes from Edward Young

The only kind of seafood I trust is the fish stick, a totally featureless fish that doesn't have eyeballs or fins. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

It's good to trust others but, not to do so is much better. 8 other views from Benito Mussolini

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance. 17 more views from Calvin Coolidge

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. 6 quotes from Gustav Heinemann

Trust is the first step to love. 3 more sayings from Munshi Premchand

Trust in God - she will provide. 2 sayings from Emmeline Pankhurst

Trust everybody, but cut the cards. 3 more quotes from Finley Peter Dunne

Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time. 10 views from Arthur Ashe

I would rather trust a woman's instinct than a man's reason. 4 other quotes from Stanley Baldwin

How can people trust the harvest, unless they see it sown? 2 other wisdom & wit from Mary Renault

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust. 63 quotes from Samuel Johnson

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody. 4 quotes from Agatha Christie

It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself. 11 other views from Graham Greene

I wish people would realize that animals are totally dependent on us, helpless, like children, a trust that is put upon us. 4 quotes from James Herriot

I could I trust starve like a gentleman. It's listed as part of the poetic training, you know. 8 other sayings from Ezra Pound

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee. 15 sayings from William Penn