Quotes About Trust

Always telling the truth is no doubt better than always lying, although equally pathological.

It can be said of optimism that while sometimes mistaken, it is never sadly mistaken.

As important in a trusting relationship as the truths you share are the lies you never have to tell.

Ever wonder where you'd end up if you took your dog for a walk and never once pulled back on the leash?

There are secrets I will take to the grave — and others I'd feel safer having cremated.

A true friend sees past your excuses to the real reason it's not your fault.

[I]t's getting harder and harder to worry needlessly.

What you must accept as a parent is that you cannot always be there for your child without sometimes ruining everything.

Two things are owed to truthfulness — lasting marriages and short friendships.

Having perfected our disguise, we spend our lives searching for someone we don't fool.

The most fundamental winning formula is to bet on human decency and be patient.

To accept on faith is the basic requirement for getting on with life.

What good is love if you never ask anything of it?

There comes a point in a relationship when you realize that you trust someone enough to let them keep their secrets.

I am not your dog, but if every time you saw me, you gave me a backrub, I would run to greet you, too.

In the best of relationships you have two people who cannot think of anything that was not part of the deal.

To find someone who will love you through success and failure is to discover how little life has to do with either.

The ultimate folly is to think that something crucial to your welfare is being taken care of for you.

Happiness is having a dream you cannot let go of and a partner who would never ask you to.

What is certainty but the refuge of those whose faith is not strong enough to entertain doubt.

You can as easily love without trusting as you can hug without embracing.

Once you find someone to share your ups and downs, downs are almost as good as ups.

Always carry with you a little reasonable doubt, should you meet someone who needs to be found innocent.

As a friend, you first give your understanding, then you try to understand.