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Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.
Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.
Three things a wise man will not trust,
The wind, the sunshine of an April day,
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Three things a wise man will not trust,
The wind, the sunshine of an April day,
And woman's plighted faith.
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
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.
On one issue at least, men and women agree: they both distrust women.
On one issue at least, men and women agree: they both distrust women.
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.
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.
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.]
What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?
What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?