Quotes About Reliance

Faith would not be neccesary if one could be sure about everything.

Sterren realized he would have to rely on his wits -- and those wits were good enough that he knew he would rather not have to rely on them.

Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God.

Andrew Wood's death changed things for a few weeks. I probably got even heavier into drugs after that.

That our intuition could lead us astray is troubling in direct proportion to the degree of trust we place in it. The solution would seem to be: Don't be overly trusting. Mix in a healthy dose of skepticism. But suppose we don't have a say in the matter? Suppose we're hardwired to trust—to believe in—our instincts, regardless of whether they're right? Suddenly the problem of not knowing becomes a lot more complicated.

Trust is won not given.

When youre sharing a foxhole with another man, you don't worry about what color he is, just whether or not he will protect your back

At their core, when things really matter, people see a need to turn to God for strength and protection.

Faith is only as good as the one in whom it's invested.

As anyone who's ever been to a doctor knows, doctors are not necessarily your friends, any more than mail deliverers are you friends, or butchers are you friends, or refrigerator repair-people are you friends. A doctor is a man or woman whose job it is to make you feel better, that's all, and if you've ever had a shot you know that the statement 'Doctors can't hurt you' is simply absurd.

Telling an adult to go see something for themselves always works. They never take your word for it. They always, always, have to go see, and Hungry was no different.

idea. Mr. Poe meant well, but a jar of mustard probably also means well and would do a better job of keeping the Baudelaires out of danger. Violet

Who's crazy: people who trust other people, or people who don't?

With the milk goes the cow," he said. "With the cow goes the milk.

What would you do without me? Say 'nothing.' Nothing, said the Prince. Good. Then you're helpless and I'll help you.

You'd have to trust in Hope," said Fern. "Is that it?" No," Ragginbone replied shortly. "Hope needs something tangible to sustain it. You would have to rely on Faith. Only Faith can endure in the teeth of the evidence.

No more have I, said Mr. Bennet; and I am glad to find that you do not depend on her serving you.

La scarsa fiducia che ha nel proprio giudizio gli aveva impedito di ritenere vera una cosa tanto importante per lui, ma la grande fiducia che ha nel mio ha reso tutto più facile

Fanny's friendship was all that he had to cling to.

No more have I," said Mr. Bennet; "and I am glad to find that you do not depend on her serving you.

but if I can't tell my best friend, who can I tell??

The only best friends she has ever really had, has ever wanted, could ever truly count on, is Elliott.

In this flirtation he was conducting, he had had to rely entirely on his personality, never a good idea.

Wondering where Ranger was now, when I needed him. Why wasn't he here, insisting on locking me up in a safe house? Now that my hamster's cage was clean, I'd be happy to oblige.