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Quotes About Distrust

Everybody lies...every day, every hour, awake, asleep, in his dreams, in his joy, in his mourning. If he keeps his tongue still his hands, his feet, his eyes, his attitude will convey deception.
~ Mark Twain
I do not mind Bedouins,—I am not afraid of them; because neither Bedouins nor ordinary Arabs have shown any disposition to harm us, but I do feel afraid of my own comrades.
~ Mark Twain
It is easier to fool the people, than to convince them they have been fooled.
~ Mark Twain
Everybody lies—every day; every hour; awake; asleep; in his dreams; in his joy; in his mourning; if he keeps his tongue still, his hands, his feet, his eyes, his attitude, will convey deception—and purposely. Even in sermons—but that is a platitude. In
~ Mark Twain
Monarchies, aristocracies, and religions are all based upon that large defect in your race—the individual's distrust of his neighbor, and his desire, for safety's or comfort's sake, to stand well in his neighbor's eye. These institutions will always remain, and always flourish, and always oppress you, affront you, and degrade you, because you will always be and remain slaves of minorities.
~ Mark Twain
Las monarquías, las aristocracias y las religiones se hallan todas basadas en ese enorme defecto de vuestra raza, a saber: la desconfianza que cada cual siente de su convecino, y su deseo, por propia seguridad o comodidad, de hacer buen papel ante los ojos de ese convecino.
~ Mark Twain
But you'll come and get me if he wakes up, won't you? Just make something up. Scream out like I've done something wrong. Start swearing at me. Everyone will believe it, don't worry.
~ Markus Zusak
Steve, on the other hand, has plenty of friends, but he wouldn't bleed for any of them, because he wouldn't trust them to bleed for him. In that way he's just as alone as me.
~ Markus Zusak
caughtoutedness. Some examples: People jumping out of alleys. Schoolteachers suddenly being aware of every sin you've ever committed. Police showing up at the door each time a leaf turns or a distant gate slams shut.
~ Markus Zusak
He is my friend." "Nobody ever gets betrayed by their enemy.
~ Marlon James
Le tiene miedo a Bill? — Por supuesto que sí. Es violento, y ni la mitad de tonto de lo que parece.
~ Martin Cruz Smith
Ei accept? numai ceea ce tocmai le iese în cale, ceea ce îi m?guleÅŸte ÅŸi le este cunoscut. Sunt asemenea câinilor: "C?ci câinii latr? ÅŸi ei la toÅ£i cei pe care nu-i cunosc".
~ Martin Heidegger
Él las detestaba y desconfiaba de ellas, pero era siempre un adversario caballeroso.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
I would not tell them too much. Women are never to be entirely trusted,—not the best of them.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
Sure, what is murder? Isn't it common enough in these parts? It is, indeed; but it's not for me to point out the man that is to be murdered.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
I only ask you one thing- don't trust nobody
~ Arthur Miller
See, Biff, everybody around me is so false that I'm constantly lowering my ideals . . .
~ Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
~ It is a lie.
I could tell you things about Louis that wouldn't make you wave at him no more
~ Arthur Miller
If we suspect that a man is lying, we should pretend to believe him; for then he becomes bold and assured, lies more vigorously, and is unmasked.
~ Arthur Schopenhauer
Every State looks upon its neighbours as at bottom a horde of robbers, who will fall upon it as soon as they have the opportunity.
~ Arthur Schopenhauer
Din disimulare se nasc necredin?a,nerecuno?tin?a,tr?darea.
~ Arthur Schopenhauer
Et tu, Caesar? Then fall, Caesar. Et tu, Estha? Then fall, Estha.
~ Arundhati Roy
In a determined reversal of her inherent nature, Kochu Maria now, as a policy, hardly ever believed anything that anybody said.
~ Arundhati Roy