Sayings about Trust
There is never trust without loss. ~ Basque Proverbs
In God we trust; all others pay cash. ~ American Proverb
Try and trust will move mountains. ~ Traditional Proverb
Do not trust a person who claims to be honest, and never trust exaggerated friendliness. ~ Chinese Proverb
Don’t trust the smile of your opponent. ~ Babylonian Proverbs
Trust me, but look to thyself. ~ Irish Proverbs
Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~ Saudi Arabian Proverb
Don’t trust your wife until she has borne you ten sons. ~ Chinese Proverb
If someone puts their trust in you, don’t sever it. ~ Lebanese Proverb
Trust your best friend as you would your worst enemy. ~ Mexican Proverbs
After I saw what my mother did, I will never trust a widow. ~ Tunisian Proverb
Do not stand in a dangerous place trusting in miracles. ~ Arabian Proverb
Eyes trust themselves, ears trust others. ~ German Proverb
Never trust overmuch to a new friend or an old enemy. ~ Welsh Proverbs
Never trust a woman who mentions her virtue. ~ French Proverb
Never trust the man who tells you all his troubles but keeps from you all his joys. ~ Jewish Proverbs
It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~ German Proverb
Trust is the mother of exasperation. ~ French Proverb
Don’t trust the horses if they run away, or the whores if they repent. ~ Tunisian Proverbs
He who saves up for another day has no trust in God. ~ Chilean Proverb
Trusting in wealth is like looking for feathers on turtles. ~ Senegalese Proverb
Expect trust from a dog but not from a woman. ~ Iranian Proverb
Never trust a fool with a sword. ~ Arabian Proverb
Don’t trust in fortune until you are in heaven. ~ Filipino Proverb
He who trusts is happy; the doubter is wise. ~ Hungarian Proverbs
A fool is someone who trusts another fool. ~ Spanish Proverb
Few are fit to be entrusted with themselves. ~ English Proverb
Don’t forget to distrust. ~ Greek Proverb
It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~ English Proverbs
Trust not the praise of a friend nor the contempt of an enemy. ~ Italian Proverbs
Watch out for a bad woman and never trust a good one. ~ Spanish Proverbs
He who knows his heart mistrusts his eyes. ~ Chinese Proverb
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulty. ~ Japanese Proverbs
If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die. ~ Traditional Proverb
Mistrust is the mother of certainty. ~ French Proverb
A jack of both sides, is before long, trusted by nobody, and abused by both parties. ~ Traditional Proverb
If you conduct yourself properly, then fear no one. ~ Iraqi Proverbs
Mistrust before you trust. ~ Arabian Proverb
He who mistrusts most should be trusted least. ~ Greek Proverbs
Trust in God, but mind your own business. ~ Russian Proverbs
Quotations about Trust
Trust is won not given. ~ Tobsha Learner
The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him. ~ Henry Lewis Stimson
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
I trust everyone. I just don’t trust the devil inside them. ~ Troy Kennedy-Martin
Put your trust in God and keep your powder dry. ~ Oliver Cromwell
Trust few men; above all, keep your follies to yourself. ~ Sir Walter Raleigh
You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don’t trust enough. ~ Frank Crane
We’re all born brave, trusting, and greedy, and most of us remain greedy. ~ Mignon McLaughlin
Treason is greatest where trust is greatest. ~ John Dryden
It is risky to trust. I may give someone my heart, and they may leave town with it. ~ Macrina Wiederkehr
When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck. ~ Edgar Watson Howe
Trust that still, small voice that says, This might work and I’ll try it. ~ Diane Mariechild
Trust me not at all, or all in all. ~ Lord Alfred Tennyson
Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody. ~ Benjamin Whichcote
Trust becomes solidified when words consistently back up by deeds. ~ George David Miller
Trust one who has tried. ~ Virgil
In God we trust, all others we virus scan. ~ Author Unknown
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
Trust is letting go of needing to know all the details before you open your heart. ~ Author Unknown
To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. ~ George MacDonald
We do not yet trust the unknown power of thoughts. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master. ~ John Dryden
There is none deceived but he that trusts. ~ Benjamin Franklin
Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else’s. ~ Billy Wilder
I move on feeling and have learned to distrust those who don’t. ~ Nikki Giovanni
Self-trust is the essence of heroism. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Trust everybody, but cut the cards. ~ Finley Peter Dunne
For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been trust first. ~ Suzanne Collins
Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear. ~ William E. Gladstone
Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect. ~ Stephen Leacock
Never trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near. ~ Helen Rowland
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
You can only trust yourself… and barely that. ~ Paige Wilson
If you can’t trust people, who can you trust? ~ Hohn Widdiconbe
Trust him with little who, without proofs, trusts you with everything. ~ Eliza Cook
Trust cannot thrive in an environment where we preach teamwork and cooperation, but seldom recognize or reward it. ~ Wayne R. Bills
Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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
Sudden trust brings sudden repentance. ~ Leytyne Gwegan
Trust him little who praises all, him less who censures all, and him least who is indifferent about all. ~ Johann Kaspar Lavater
If I refuse to trust the word of an honest man, I may reasonably expect that with me, at least, he will break faith at the earliest opportunity. ~ Josiah . G. Holland
The chief lesson I have learned in a long life is that the only way you can make a man trustworthy is to trust him; and the surest way to make him untrustworthy is to distrust him and show your distrust. ~ Henry L. Stimson
You must train your intuition — you must trust the small voice inside you which tells you exactly what to say, what to decide. ~ Ingrid Bergman
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work. ~ Warren G. Bennis
Ultimately, there can be no complete healing until we have restored our primal trust in life. ~ Georg Feuerstein
You can’t trust anybody with power. ~ Newton Gingrich
You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment unless you trust enough. ~ Frank Crane
The toughest thing about the power of trust is that it’s very difficult to build and very easy to destroy. ~ Thomas J. Watson
Trust in the person’s promise who dares to refuse what they fear they cannot perform. ~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon
One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life. ~ E.M. Forster
Trust dies but mistrust blossoms. ~ Sophocles
Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love — and to put its trust in life. ~ Joseph Conrad
Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. 1st movement. ~ Alfred Adler
Few delights can equal the mere presence of one whom we trust utterly. ~ George MacDonald
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody. ~ John Churton Collins
Trust is the fruit of a relationship in which you know you are loved. ~ Wm. Paul Young
To accept anything on trust, to preclude critical application and development, is a grievous sin. ~ Vladimir Lenin
It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself. ~ Graham Greene
Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him. ~ Booker T. Washington
Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. If she tells that, she’ll tell anything. ~ Oscar Wilde
Our distrust is very expensive. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
You cannot stop trusting people in life but I have learned to be a little bit careful. The way to make people trust-worthy is to trust them. ~ Ernest Hemingway
Who would not rather trust and be deceived? ~ Eliza Cook
I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time. ~Maya Angelou
As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust. ~ Marianne Moore
Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.~ Claudia Black
Trust exists; only lies are invented. ~ Georges Braque