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Would there be any truth in saying that psychology was created by the sophists to sow distrust between man and his world? — Rudolf Arnheim

Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

I distrust camels, and anyone else who can go a week without a drink. — Joe E. Lewis

Alone isn't a bad place to be, especially when it's the alternative to distrust and unhappiness, but — Carolyn Brown

Knowledge is the best eraser in the world for disharmony, distrust, despair, and the endless physical deficiencies of man. — Orlando Aloysius Battista

Our distrust is very expensive. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is impossible to distrust one's writing without awakening a deeper distrust in oneself. — Nicole Krauss

Seek simplicity but distrust it. — Alfred North Whitehead

But thus do I counsel you, my friends: distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful! Distrust all those who talk much of their justice! — Friedrich Nietzsche

When there is more gratitude, there is less distrust. — Cheng Yen

Yet I have come to distrust book jackets calculated to prick desire like a Bloomingdale's window, as if you could wear what you read. — Lynne Sharon Schwartz

Honest unaffected distrust of human abilities under all circumstances is the surest sign of strength of mind. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Any school for free citizens must begin by teaching distrust, not trust. It must teach questioning, not acceptance of stock answers. — Brian Herbert

Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear. — William Ewart Gladstone

Set the foot down with distrust on the crust of the world - it is thin. — Edna St. Vincent Millay

The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization. — Franz Boas

Parents can make us distrust ourselves. To them, we seem always to be works-in-progress. — Frank Pittman

Smith, I distrust any kind of Buddhism or any kinda philosophy or social system that puts down sex said Japhy (Gary Snyder) — Jack Kerouac

time to overcome her distrust of the — Winston Graham

The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty. — J.C. Ryle

Authors are sometimes like tomcats: They distrust all the other toms but they are kind to kittens. — Malcolm Cowley

A hunted man sometimes wearies of distrust and longs for friendship. — J.R.R. Tolkien

Whatever distrust we may have of the sincerity of those who converse with us, we always believe they will tell us more truth than they do to others. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

I distrust all multiculturalism, liberal or conservative. The Balkans amply demonstrate the perils of Balkanization. — Charles Krauthammer

I'm a poet. I distrust anything that starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop because people don't think in full, clear sentences. — Antjie Krog

We distrust our heart too much, and our head not enough. — Philibert Joseph Roux

Compliance does not foster innovation, trust does. You can't sustain long-term innovation, for example, in a climate of distrust. — Stephen Covey

Our own distrust gives a fair pretence for the knavery of other people. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Distrust all those in whom the urge to punish is strong. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

The reason we do not let our friends see the very bottom of our hearts is not so much distrust of them as distrust of ourselves. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

The most mistrustful are often the greatest dupes. — Jean Francois Paul De Gondi

The Iraq war fueled distrust of the press from both sides. — Bill Dedman

Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. — Christopher Hitchens

The real destroyer of inner peace is fear and distrust. Fear develops frustration, frustration develops anger, anger develops violence. — Dalai Lama

Best to distrust this retrospective radiance: gold dust settles over memory and makes it shine. — Lauren Groff

There is a degree of depravity in mankind which requires a certain degree of circumspection and distrust. — James Madison

There were a thousand secrets in her eyes, a thousand wounds. A lifetime of distrust and betrayal. Isolation. How did one overcome such things? — Christine Feehan

Where there is desire, the means to fulfill it are endless. — A.J. Darkholme

The hallmark of religion is to distrust claims made for mortal men. It is in ages of great religious faith that great skepticism can find expression. — Malcolm Muggeridge

To lack faith perhaps isn't as much an intellectual disbelief in the existence of God as fear and distrust that there is a good God. — Ann Voskamp

The day must come when trust will be as natural to your nature as distrust now seems to be. — Deepak Chopra

Once suspicion is aroused, every thing feeds it. — Amelia Barr

Distrust your judgment the moment you can discern the shadow of a personal motive in it. — Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

Distrust turns quickly to dislike — Patrick Rothfuss

There is no happiness for a society ruled by distrust. — Elsa Triolet

The true confidence which is faith in Christ, and the true diffidence which is utter distrust of myself
are identical. — Alexander MacLaren

Americans have always evinced some distrust of government, but the current situation has exacerbated this to a degree that may be unprecedented. — Eric Alterman

We ought to be afraid of being afraid, lest we should vex the Holy Spirit by foolish distrust. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

to break the bonds of distrust is natural human sympathy. Pity has killed more people than hate. — Rick Yancey

The Church needs a firm hierarchy and is forced to distrust such of her underlings as show a tendency to become too holy. — Gabriel Chevallier

"Wonderful things can happen", Vincent said, "when you plant seeds of distrust in a garden of assholes." — Elmore Leonard

He who is too much afraid of being duped has lost the power of being magnanimous. — Henri Frederic Amiel

I'll ne'er distrust my God for cloth and bread while lilies flourish and the raven 's fed. — Francis Quarles

If there is a mutual distrust between the weather forecaster and the public, the public may not listen when they need to most. — Nate Silver

When believers and unbelievers live in the same manner - I distrust the religion. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Human nature provides sufficient distrust of all that is alien, so that there is no need of any artificial supply. — Calvin Coolidge

Politics: distrust all parties but consider capitalism must go. — Louis MacNeice

The real love is to love them that hate you, to love your neighbor even though you distrust him. — Mahatma Gandhi

If like the leaf of the wisteria through which the sun darts his rays transparently you give your heart to me, I will no longer distrust you — Murasaki Shikibu

The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust. — Samuel Butler

I trust in you, Lord, but keep helping me in my moments of distrust and doubt. — Henri Nouwen

Republics exist only on the tenure of being constantly agitated ... There is no republican road to safety but in constant distrust. — Wendell Phillips

Once dishonesty is introduced, distrust becomes the hallmark of future dealings or associations. — Jon M. Huntsman Sr.

A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity. — Dalai Lama

Misunderstanding and distrust - the predominant elements of a novel. Without them, everyone lives happily from beginning. — Carmen DeSousa

Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty. — Norman Douglas

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust? — George Eliot

I move on feeling and have learned to distrust those who don't. — Nikki Giovanni

But I think one of the reasons I tend to stay in the water most of the time is I distrust the comfort. — Frank Langella

When prayer removes distrust and doubt and enters the field of mental certainty, it becomes faith; and the universe is built on faith. — Ernest Holmes

Never be silent with persons you love and distrust," Mr. Carpenter had said once. "Silence betrays. — L.M. Montgomery

She's everything I wanted when I was young and everything I distrust now that I'm not. — Walter Kirn

I distrust any advice that contains the words 'ought' or 'should'. — Tamora Pierce

Our distrust justifies the deceit of others. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes. — Henry David Thoreau

When desperate ills demand a speedy cure, Distrust is cowardice, and prudence folly. — Samuel Johnson

Distrust ... is the beginning of hatred. — Margaret Of Valois

A White Tiger keeps no friends. It's too dangerous. — Aravind Adiga

Persistent distrust is the flame of deceit. Be as good as your word or be singed by the heat. — Wes Fesler

It happens to many teenagers-that moment when you feel full of resentment or distrust for those adults you once loved unquestioningly. — John Irving

Distrust of government isn't baseless cynicism. It's realism. — Ben Shapiro

However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Here is a couple more things I can't spell without you, disgust and distrust. — Rickey Russell

There is no day that one should skip
But one should seize, without distrust,
The possible with iron grip — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

You can use all the quantitative data you can get, but you still have to distrust it and use your own intelligence and judgment. — Alvin Toffler

At no time in the past century has public distrust of the government been so broadly distributed across the political spectrum, as it is today. — Phil Zimmermann

Life had not taught me to distrust ministers, but it had taught me to trust no one more than dogs. — Dean Koontz

Distrust those in whom the desire to punish is strong. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

But this upland pass was the right place for remembering how, when I was young, I learned to feel for the harshness underneath every soft appearance. — Nuala O'Faolain

However much we may distrust men's sincerity, we always believe they speak to us more sincerely than to others. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence — Jean-Paul Sartre

I distrust a man that says when. If he's got to be careful not to drink to much it's because he's not to be trusted when he does. — Dashiell Hammett

The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny. — Edward Abbey

Lay down your cynicism, and believe in the transformational power of love. — Bryant McGill

Seek simplicity, and distrust it. — Alfred North Whitehead

The reason the mass of men fear God, and at bottom dislike Him, is because they rather distrust His heart, and fancy Him all brain like a watch. — Herman Melville

Always trust people and they may let you down. Always distrust people and you have let them down. — Ron Kaufman

However we distrust the sincerity of those whom we talk with, we always believe them more sincere with us than with others. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

At first, we should read with a blitheness practically bordering on superficiality; later on, with a conscientiousness close to distrust. — Kato Lomb