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Three things a wise man will not trust,
The wind, the sunshine of an April day,
And read more
Three things a wise man will not trust,
The wind, the sunshine of an April day,
And woman's plighted faith.
The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization.
The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization.
A certain amount of distrust is wholesome, but not so much of
others as of ourselves; neither vanity not read more
A certain amount of distrust is wholesome, but not so much of
others as of ourselves; neither vanity not conceit can exist in
the same atmosphere with it.
A usurper always distrusts the whole world.
[It., Usurpator diffida
Di tutti sempre.]
A usurper always distrusts the whole world.
[It., Usurpator diffida
Di tutti sempre.]
The man who trusts men will make fewer mistakes than he who distrusts them.
The man who trusts men will make fewer mistakes than he who distrusts them.
What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?
What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.
Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.
When desperate ills demand a speedy cure,
Distrust is cowardice, and prudence folly.
When desperate ills demand a speedy cure,
Distrust is cowardice, and prudence folly.
