| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Suspicion, Suspicions |
| | | A man suspected is half condemned. | 1 |
| A slight suspicion may destroy a good repute. Danish. | 2 |
| An innocent heart suspects no guile. Portuguese. | 3 |
| As good steal the horse as look over the hedge. | 4 |
| At the gate where suspicion enters love goes out. | 5 |
| Be ever vigilant but never suspicious. | 6 |
| He is so suspicious that he cannot be got at without a stalking-horse. | 7 |
| He that is in fault is in suspicion. Italian. | 8 |
| He who suspects is seldom at fault. Italian. | 9 |
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind,
The thief doth fear each bush an officer. Shakespeare. | 10 |
| Suspicion is the bane of friendship. Petrarch. | 11 |
| Suspicion is the poison of friendship. French. | 12 |
| Suspicion is the virtue of a coward. | 13 |
| Suspicion may be no fault, but showing it is a great one. | 14 |
| Suspicions among thoughts are like bats among birds that ever fly by twilight. Bacon. | 15 |
| The losing side is full of suspicion. Publius Syrus. | 16 | | |
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