Quotes About Suspicion

Beware of men bearing flowers.

A jealous man always finds more than he is looking for.

I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.

How could your cover be blown in Canada? Why even bother going dark there? How could you tell?

The difference between stupid and intelligent people—and this is true whether or not they are well-educated—is that intelligent people can handle subtlety. They are not baffled by ambiguous or even contradictory situations—in fact, they expect them and are apt to become suspicious when things seem overly straightforward.

Smart, rabidly paranoid people are the backbone of cryptology

That's how it's always been: I was always in the clear so long as I was truly guilty. But the minute my motives were honest someone would finger me.

On the other hand, as every cop knows, lies are like cockroaches—if you see one, there are others.

On the subject of motive, there are, generally speaking, six major motives for murder. Ready? They

It struck him that the world was full of professional snoops, and it was sad that Americans didn't even trust Americans anymore.

He looked around the crowded room. "The walls have ears." "Actually, they have termites. And no one here cares what we're talking about. Look, Mr. Macia, you have offered me two million dollars and it will not surprise you that I could use the money, but—

Old guys have seen too much, and they trust no one.

I was much less paranoid now that I discovered there really were people following me, and wanting to kill me. This was a big relief.

All these people want is a chance for the future, a chance they will follow with a strict consequentness [sic]. They will resent pity, they will be suspicious of oversolicitousness. They have seen man from his most evil side, who can blame them for being suspicious? They will resent having somebody plan every little detail for them. And in all fairness, who can blame them for that? Have they not lived in the land of the dead and so what can be so terrifying about the land of the living?

Men intrinsically do not trust new things that they have not experienced themselves.

But by disarming, you at once give offence, since you show your subjects that you distrust them, either as doubting their courage, or as doubting their fidelity, each of which imputations begets hatred against you.

offence, since you show your subjects that you distrust them, either as doubting their courage, or as doubting their fidelity, each of which imputations begets hatred against you.

Quem cria o poder de outrem se arruína, porque tal poder se origina da astúcia ou da força, e ambas são suspeitas a quem se tornou poderoso.

el que ayuda a otro a hacerse poderoso causa su propiaruina. Porque es natural que el que se ha vuelto poderoso recele de la misma astucia o de la misma fuerza gracias a las cuales se lo ha ayudado.

Ksi???ta, szczególnie zaÅ› nowi, znajdowali wiÄ™cej wiernoÅ›ci i wiÄ™cej mieli po?ytku z tych ludzi, których na poczÄ…tku swych rzÄ…dów uwa?ali za podejrzanych

Di che si cava una regola generale, la quale mai o raro falla: che chi è cagione che uno diventi potente, ruina; perché quella potenzia è causata da colui o con industria o con forza; e l'una e l'altra di queste dua è sospetta a chi è diventato potente.

quien promueve el que otro se convierta en poderoso labra su ruina, porque ese poder lo ha provocado o con la astucia o con la fuerza, y tanto la una como la otra resultan sospechosas al que se ha convertido en poderoso.

Gubi siÄ™ ten, kto czyni drugiego pot??nym, gdy? tworzy siÄ™ tÄ™ potÄ™gÄ™ zrÄ™cznoÅ›ciÄ… lub siÅ'Ä…, a jedno i drugie budzi nieufno?? u tego, który staÅ' siÄ™ pot??nym

As they spoke, the only thing I could think about was that scene from Julius Caesar where Brutus stabs him in the back. Et tu, Eric?