Distrust Quotes

Inheritance Tax; - it is, broadly speaking; a voluntary levy paid by those who distrust their heirs more than they dislike the Inland Revenue

O father Abram, what these Christians are, Whose own hard dealing teaches them suspect The thoughts of others!

Mutual ignorance breeds mutual distrust.

When you disarm your subjects, however, you offend them by showing that either from cowardliness or lack of faith, you distrust them; and either conclusion will induce them to hate you.

Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

Parents can make us distrust ourselves. To them, we seem always to be works-in-progress.

The best use one can make of his mind is to distrust it.

Such reproductions may not interest the reader; but after all, this is my autobiography, not his; he is under no obligation to read further in it; he was under none to begin. A modest or inhibited autobiography is written without entertainment to the writer and read with distrust by the reader.

There can be no doubt that distrust of words is less harmful than unwarranted trust in them.

Distrust unsolicited advice.

He who is too much afraid of being duped has lost the power of being magnanimous.

I distrust anything that you don't hear.

Seek simplicity but distrust it.

You feel yourself working to show something. I've learned to distrust that feeling.

I do ride contend against the advantages of distrust. In the world we live in, it is but too necessary. Some of old called it the very sinews of discretion.

Silence is the best tactic for he who distrusts himself.

When there is more gratitude, there is less distrust.

The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.

Always to distrust is an error, as well as always to trust.

I have an instinctual distrust of conventional happy endings.

I distrust any advice that contains the words 'ought' or 'should'.

It is difficult for woman to try to be anything good when she is not believed in.

However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with,
yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.

Distrust interested advice.

But thus do I counsel you, my friends: distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful! Distrust all those who talk much of their justice!

There is no happiness for a society ruled by distrust.

One cannot learn from someone whom one distrusts.

Distrust my wisdom, but regard my truth.

I always distrust the word art when it is applied to acting.

Politics: distrust all parties but consider capitalism must go.

Οur own distrust somewhat justifies the deceit of others.

Once suspicion is aroused, every thing feeds it.

Many men provoke others to overreach them by excessive suspicion; their extraordinary distrust in some sort justifies the deceit.

The true confidence which is faith in Christ, and the true diffidence which is utter distrust of myself--are identical.

Love is a good place to situate our distrust of fake women.

In love the deceit generally outstrips the distrust.

Tolerance is a proof of distrust in one's own ideals.

Nations do not distrust each other because they are armed. They are armed because they distrust each other.

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

Descartes recommended that we distrust the senses and rely on the ... use of our intellect.

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

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

The most mistrustful are often the greatest dupes.

The day must come when trust will be as natural to your nature as distrust now seems to be.

Distrust that man who tells you to distrust.

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 those in whom the desire to punish is strong.

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

Extremism is not endemic in my region, nor is anti-Western sentiment. No doubt there is discontent and distrust. That is towards more the American and some Western policies, and not toward the American people.

Our distrust of another justifies his deceit.