We trust as we love, and where we love.—If we love Christ much, surely we shall trust him much.
—Thomas Brooks (1608–80) English Puritan Preacher, Author
Take special care that thou never trust any friend or servant with any matter that may endanger thine estate; for so shalt thou make thyself a bond slave to him that thou trustest, and leave thyself always to his mercy.
—Walter Raleigh (1552–1618) English Courtier, Navigator, Poet
Don’t say you don’t have enough time.
You have exactly the same number of hours per day
that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur,
Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci,
Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.
—H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (b.1940) American Self-Help Author
Though he slay me, I shall yet trust Him.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
Love all. Trust a few. Do wrong to none.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
If thou be subject to any great vanity or ill, then therein trust no man; for every man’s folly ought to be his greatest secret.
—Walter Raleigh (1552–1618) English Courtier, Navigator, Poet
A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.
—Paul Sweeney
When we let someone be who they are without trying to change them, that is giving away love. When we trust that someone can handle his or her own life, and act accordingly, that is giving away love.
—Susan Jeffers (1938–2012) American Psychologist, Self-Help Author
Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Trust one who has gone through it.
—Virgil (70–19 BCE) Roman Poet
I wish I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours.
—Bernard Berenson (1865–1959) Russian-born American Art Historian
TRUST: I know that you will not—deliberately or accidentally, consciously or unconsciously—take unfair advantage of me. I can put my situation at the moment, my status and self-esteem in this group, our relationship, my job, my career, even my life, in your hands with complete confidence.
—Douglas McGregor (1906–64) American Sociologist, Industrial Psychologist
Trust everybody, but cut the cards.
—Finley Peter Dunne (1867–1936) American Author, Writer, Humorist
I confess that I cannot understand how we can plot, lie, cheat and commit murder abroad and remain humane, honorable, trustworthy and trusted at home.
—Archibald Cox (1912–2004) American Lawyer, Solicitor General
You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.
—James Thurber
The glue that holds all relationships together—including the relationship between the leader and the led is trust, and trust is based on integrity.
—Brian Tracy (b.1944) American Author, Motivational Speaker
Love is trusting, accepting, and believing, without guarantee. Love is patient and waits, but it’s an active waiting, not a passive one. For it is continually offering itself in a mutual revealing, a mutual sharing. Love is spontaneous and craves expression through joy, through beauty, through truth, even through tears.
—Leo Buscaglia (1924–98) American Motivational Speaker
Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else’s.
—Billy Wilder (1906–2002) American Filmmaker
Trust him little who praises all, him less who censures all, and him least who is indifferent about all.
—Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741–1801) Swiss Theologian, Poet
Trust me not at all, or all in all.
—Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–92) British Poet
Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any visible reason.
—Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773) English Statesman, Man of Letters
Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step toward truth.
—Denis Diderot (1713–84) French Philosopher, Writer
I will trust and not be afraid.
—Wallace Wattles (1860–1911) American New Thought Author
To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.
—George MacDonald (1824–1905) Scottish Novelist, Lecturer, Poet
The toughest thing about the power of trust is that it’s very difficult to build and very easy to destroy. The essence of trust building is to emphasize the similarities between you and the customer.
—Thomas J. Watson, Sr. (1874–1956) American Business Executive
The soul and spirit that animates and keeps up society is mutual trust.
—Robert South (1634–1716) English Theologian, Preacher
We’re all born brave, trusting, and greedy, and most of us remain greedy.
—Mignon McLaughlin (1913–83) American Journalist, Author
The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) American Head of State
I trust in Nature for the stable laws
Of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant
And Autumn garner to the end of time.
—Robert Browning (1812–89) English Poet
Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–94) American Physician, Essayist
Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.
—Cicero (106BCE–43BCE) Roman Philosopher, Orator, Politician, Lawyer
Love all, but trust a few.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
In God we trust, all others we virus scan.
—Unknown
He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master.
—John Dryden (1631–1700) English Poet, Literary Critic, Playwright
Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you’ve become a comfortable, trusted element in another person’s life.
—Joyce Brothers (1927–2013) American Psychologist, Advice Columnist
Every time you encounter something that forces you to “handle it,” your self-esteem is raised considerably. You learn to trust that you will survive, no matter what happens. And in this way your fears are diminished immeasurably.
—Susan Jeffers (1938–2012) American Psychologist, Self-Help Author
Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.
—William Ewart Gladstone (1809–98) English Liberal Statesman, Prime Minister
Look at that beautiful butterfly, and learn from it to trust in God. One might wonder where it could live in tempestuous nights, in the whirlwind, or in the stormy day; but I have noticed it is safe and dry under the broad leaf while rivers have been flooded, and the mountain oaks torn up from their roots.
—Jeremy Taylor
If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die.
—Common Proverb
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friendship.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree. We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
If women believed in their husbands they would be a good deal happier and also a good deal more foolish.
—H. L. Mencken (1880–1956) American Journalist, Literary Critic
Self-trust is the first secret of success.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
Trust your hunches… Hunches are usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level. Warning! Do not confuse your hunches with wishful thinking. This is the road to disaster.
—Joyce Brothers (1927–2013) American Psychologist, Advice Columnist
Few delights can equal the mere presence of one whom we trust utterly.
—George MacDonald (1824–1905) Scottish Novelist, Lecturer, Poet
I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We may waive just so much care of ourselves as we honestly bestow elsewhere.
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) American Philosopher
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