
Many people have written about trust in human relationships. I have collected some quotes on the topic and list some of my favorites below:
Our distrust is very expensive. –Ralph Waldo Emerson
The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him. –Henry L. Stimson
He who mistrusts most should be trusted least. –Theognis
Whenever the people are well–informed, they can be trusted with their own government. – Thomas Jefferson
Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Those who trust us, educate us. — George Eliot
Mistrust begets mistrust. Trust begets accomplishment. –-Tao Te Ching
For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. –H. L. Mencken
Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to look not only to our own interests, but also the interests of others. –Peter Farquharson