The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.
STEPHEN KING, Needful Things
Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON, "Prudence," Essays
Each betrayal begins with trust.
Trust becomes solidified when words consistently back up by deeds.
GEORGE DAVID MILLER, Negotiating Toward Truth
Trust him little who praises all, him less who censures all, and him least who is indifferent about all.
JOHANN KASPAR LAVATER, as quoted in Wise Words and Quotes
CHRIS CARTER, The X-Files
Trust everybody, but cut the cards.
FINLEY PETER DUNNE, "Casual Observations," Mr. Dooley's Philosophy
Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, SR., The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table
Honest people are never touchy about the matter of being trusted.
Self-trust is the first secret of success.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON, "Success," Society and Solitude
Trust dies but mistrust blossoms.
SOPHOCLES, Oedipus Colonus
Put not your trust in princes.
Trust in God alone, and lean not on the needs of human help. Be not surprised when friends fail you; it is a failing world. Never reckon upon immutability in man: inconstancy you may reckon upon without fear of disappointment.
CHARLES SPURGEON, "The Minister's Fainting Fits," Lectures to My Students
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
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
AESOP, "The Fox and the Goat," Fables
He who mistrusts most should be trusted least.
Trust thy self, and another shall not betray thee.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1739
Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect.
STEPHEN LEACOCK, The Social Criticism of Stephen Leacock
