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| Be just to all but trust not all. | 1 |
| Do not trust a boy with a sword. Latin. | 2 |
Do not trust or contend, nor borrow or lend,
And you’ll gain in the end. Spanish. | 3 |
| Eat a peck of salt with a man before you trust him. | 4 |
| From those I trust God guard me; from those I mistrust, I will guard myself. Italian. | 5 |
| He that trusts every one without reserve will at last be deceived. Rambler. | 6 |
| He that trusts to borrowed ploughs will have his land lie fallow. | 7 |
| He who looks demurely trust not with your money. Spanish. | 8 |
| He who trusteth not is not deceived. | 9 |
| I’ll trust him no farther than I can throw a millstone. | 10 |
| I sell nothing on trust till to-morrow. | 11 |
| I would not trust him, no, not with a bag of scorpions. | 12 |
| If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die. | 13 |
| In trust is treason. | 14 |
| It is an equal failing to trust everybody and to trust nobody. | 15 |
| It is happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust. Rambler. | 16 |
| Living on trust is the way to pay double. | 17 |
| Never trust him whom you have wronged. | 18 |
| Never trust much to a new friend or an old enemy. | 19 |
| Never trust a black Brahmin nor a white Pariah. Hindu. | 20 |
| Never trust the man that hath reason to suppose that you know he hath injured you. Fielding. | 21 |
| Never trust to a broken staff. | 22 |
| Never trust to another what you should do yourself. | 23 |
| Never trust a tailor that does not sing at his work; his mind is on nothing but filching. Beaumont and Fletcher. | 24 |
| Never trust to fine promises. | 25 |
| Of a bitter gourd use not even the seed. (Trust not the children of the wicked.) Modern Greek. | 26 |
| Put not your trust in princes. Bible. | 27 |
| Self-trust is the essence of heroism. | 28 |
| Sudden trusts bring sudden repentance. | 29 |
| Swim on and don’t trust. French. | 30 |
| There’s none deceived but he that trusteth. | 31 |
| This day there is no trust, come to-morrow. | 32 |
| To trust in thyself and God is best. Hans Andersen. | 33 |
| Trust all in all, or not at all. | 34 |
| Trust begets truth. | 35 |
| Trust, beware whom. German. | 36 |
| Trust but not too much. German. | 37 |
| Trust entirely or not at all, for a secret is often innocently blabbed out by those who know but half of it. Fielding. | 38 |
| Trust everybody but thyself most. Danish. | 39 |
| Trust him no further than you can see him. | 40 |
| Trust in God but keep your powder dry. Cromwell’s order to his soldiers. | 41 |
| Trust in God but mind your business. Russian. | 42 |
| Trust makes way for treachery. | 43 |
| Trust me but look to thyself. | 44 |
| Trust no one until you have eaten a bushel of salt with him. German. | 45 |
Trust nor contend, nor wager, nor lend,
And you’ll have peace to your end. | 46 |
| Trust no secrets to a friend which if repeated would bring infamy. Thales. | 47 |
| Trust not a dog that limps. Portuguese. | 48 |
| Trust not a great weight to a slender thread. | 49 |
| Trust not a horse’s heels nor a dog’s tooth. | 50 |
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| Trust not a new friend nor an old enemy. | 51 |
| Trust not a skittish horse, nor a great lord when they shake their heads. Danish. | 52 |
| Trust not him who has broken faith. Shakespeare. | 53 |
| Trust not still water nor a silent man. Danish. | 54 |
| Trust not to another for what you can do yourself. | 55 |
| Trust not too much in a new friend and an old house. German. | 56 |
| Trust not too much to an enchanting face. Virgil. | 57 |
| Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee. | 58 |
| Trusting often makes fidelity. | 59 |
| Trusting too much to others is the ruin of many. | 60 |
| “Trust” was a good man, “Trust Not” was a better. | 61 |
| Trust-well rides away with the horse. German. | 62 |
| We live by reposing trust in each other. Pliny. | 63 |
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