Quotes About Trust

The Jewish people trusted thmself to do nothing except that what was commanded by God; they were without will even in external things; the authority of religion extended itself even to their food. The Christian religion, on the other hand, in all external things made humankind dependent on itself, i.e. placed in it what Judaism placed out of it. … Thus do things change. What yesterday was still religion is no longer such to-day; and what to-day is atheism, to-morrow will be religion.

D]oubt, the principle of theoretic freedom, appears to me a crime. … [T]he highest crime is doubt in God, or the doubt that God exists. … [T]hat which I do not trust myself to doubt, … without feeling disturbed in my soul, without incurring guilt; that is no matter of theory, but a matter of conscience[.]

Bravely spoken, mother! cried her son: these sentiments are worthy of a governor. And if it chance that any of the maids should break her neck; the cook get tipsy, or set the chimney on fire; the butler, for joy, let all the malmsey run upon the floor, or down his throat, yon shall not hear a word of such small tricks. If, indeed, an earthquake were to overset the house! that, my dear mother, could not be kept secret.

Never shall I forget the time I spent with you. Please continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours.

Never shall I forget the times I spent with you continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours.

Never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved.

Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good soup.

Anyone who tells a lie has not pure heart, and cannot make good soup.

Wie Du mich auch liebst, stärker liebe ich Dich doch. Doch nie verberge Dich vor mir.

Never forget the days I spent with you. Continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours.

Never shall I forget the days I spent with you. Continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours.

Whoever tells a lie is not pure of heart, and such a person can not cook a clean soup.

Common man does not speculate about the great problems. With regard to them he relies upon other people's authority, he behaves as "every decent fellow must behave," he is like a sheep in the herd. It

I have pointed out that the worst thing that can happen to a socialist is to have his country ruled by socialists who are not his friends.

The worst thing that can happen to a socialist is to have his country ruled by socialists who are not his friends.

If you met a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they had tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.

You're lying," he said-not angry, not accusing. Just as if he was stating the facts, in a way that she wasn't. "I am not-" "You can say it a million times, but that doesn't make it any more true." Peter smiled then, so guileless that Lacy felt it smart like a stripe from a whip. "You might be able to fool Dad, and the cops, and anyone else who'll listen," he said. "You just can't fool another liar.

there is still something about faith that I cannot let go of. I do not know what this world is, but I know that it contains miracles that I cannot explain, and the love that people have for each other is the biggest mystery of all.

Your problem is that you have been too honest for too long. Once you start doing it, lying is simpler than breathing.

Only the liar knows that he's lying.

The reason it's important to believe in something, he said, is because you can.

She believed that unadulterated devotion had its share of protective power, as if love were a steel grinder that Fates could not snip through. She also believed that the moment you relaxed your guard, the moment you were anything less than ferocious in your keeping, that was the moment it could all be snatched away.

To be fair, I am not the same man. The one who listened. The one who believed her.

I have met convicted child molesters before. They don't waer badges or brands or tattoos announcing their vice. It's hidden under a soft, grandfatherly smile; it's tucked in the pocket of a buttoned down shirt. They look the rest of us, and that's what makes it so frightening - to know that these beasts move among us, and we are none the wisest. They have girlfriends and wives who have loved them, unaware.