When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love--and to put its trust in read more

Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love--and to put its trust in life.

Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.

Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.

Put your trust in God; but be sure to keep your powder dry.

Put your trust in God; but be sure to keep your powder dry.

I grew up in a neighborhood in Baltimore that was like a war zone, so I never learned to trust read more

I grew up in a neighborhood in Baltimore that was like a war zone, so I never learned to trust that there were people who could help me.

A person who trusts no one can't be trusted.

A person who trusts no one can't be trusted.

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.

Not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, does the enlightened man dislike to wade into its waters.

Not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, does the enlightened man dislike to wade into its waters.