Distrust Quotes

The reason we do not let our friends see the very bottom of our hearts is not so much distrust of them as distrust of ourselves.

Our distrust of another justifies his deceit.

Honest unaffected distrust of human abilities under all circumstances is the surest sign of strength of mind.

The prevailing theory of capitalism suffers from one central and disabling flaw, a profound distrust and incomprehension of capitalism.

The most mistrustful are often the greatest dupes.

Distrust those in whom the desire to punish is strong.

It happens to many teenagers-that moment when you feel full of resentment or distrust for those adults you once loved unquestioningly.

Surely our clergy need not be surprised at the daily increasing distrust in the public mind of the efficacy of prayer.

I learned to distrust writers who talked about how they squeezed the blood onto the typewriter. They just don't want you to know how much fun they have - you'll resent it.

Never be silent with persons you love and distrust," Mr. Carpenter had said once. "Silence betrays.

There is no distrust of men and mankind in me. They will answer before God, so why should I worry?

The hallmark of religion is to distrust claims made for mortal men. It is in ages of great religious faith that great skepticism can find expression.

distrust ... is the beginning of hatred.

Nothing is so capable of overturning a good intention as to show a distrust of it; to be suspected for an enemy, is often sufficient to make a person become one.

We are made weak both by idleness and distrust of ourselves. Unfortunate, indeed, is he who suffers from both. If he is a mere individual he becomes nothing; if he is a king he is lost.

It is impossible to distrust one's writing without awakening a deeper distrust in oneself.

With intelligence and humility and dedication as our ammunition, we can wage the peace throughout the world with a strength beyond armies, destroying nothing except hate and greed and distrust.

The one to distrust is the person who never makes a mistake, never commits a blunder, never fails in what he tries to do. Either he is a phony, or he stays with the safe, the tried and the trivial.

If you can get over this initial distrust that people have of strangers, you can do remarkable things.

When believers and unbelievers live in the same manner - I distrust the religion.

We always tend to distrust geniuses about genius, as if what they say didn't arouse much empathy in us, or as if we were waiting till some more reliable source of information came along...

... I distrust manifest knowledge.

Always trust people and they may let you down. Always distrust people and you have let them down.

Would there be any truth in saying that psychology was created by the sophists to sow distrust between man and his world?

I distrust all television doctors.

It is distrust of God to be troubled about what is to come; impatience against God to be troubled with what is present; and anger at God to be troubled for what is past.

It is rare that the public sentiment decides immorally or unwisely, and the individual who differs from it ought to distrust and examine well his own opinion.

Distrust everything I say. I am telling the truth.

I think revolution happens when you distrust anything in its current state, including yourself.

Republics exist only on the tenure of being constantly agitated.... There is no republican road to safety but in constant distrust.

Let not the world see fear and sad distrust govern the motion of a kingly eye.

Seeing the mud around a lotus is pessimism, seeing a lotus in the mud is optimism.

Da used to say that lies were easy, but trust was hard. Trust is like faith: it can turn people into believers, but every time it's lost, trust becomes harder and harder to win back.

The actuality that the heart does not want to feel, doesn't negate the certitude that it once felt and will still feel.

The more we're thrown into conflict with each other through engineered distrust, the less able we are to unite against those responsible.

Shame on the misguided, the blinded, the distracted and the divided. Shame. You have allowed deceptive men to corrupt and desensitize your hearts and minds to unethically fuel their greed.

Voting is not a right. It is a method used to determine which politician was most able to brainwash you.

Any halfway clever devil would decorate the highway to Hell as beautiful as possible.

Unsettling are the days in which everyone is an expert.

Smartass Disciple: Master, can you trust this bank to keep your money safe?Master of Stupidity: Well, I can put a bit less distrust on this bank than others.

Unprovoked hostility is often but displaced self-defense: 'I must stop him before he stops me.' In many of such environments, nobody is really hateful so much as they are just fearful.

Where were you when I undressed and told the tales of my day?Where were youwhenI was silent with God in prandial pray?Where were youwhen I recited love poems as I lay?Where were you?

I find it difficult to trust my eyes. Things are never what they seem.

Where there is desire, the means to fulfill it are endless.

In times of war, skepticism can be just cause for execution.

Wickedness never rests easily so, in a way, one might almost feel pity for the wicked, for they are destined to live their lives in fear, in a prison of the heart.

Those who pretend as if they don't love you, are the ones who would hate to see you love another person.

Lies breed distrust, and distrust brings conflict.

A lie can only make a temporary sense. The truth is permanent and lasts forever.

Never be silent with persons you love and distrust, " Mr. Carpenter had said once. "Silence betrays.