All seems infected that the infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.

All seems infected that the infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.

To be suspicious is not a fault. To be suspicious all the time
without coming to a conclusion is read more

To be suspicious is not a fault. To be suspicious all the time
without coming to a conclusion is the defect.

Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society.

Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society.

The losing side is full of suspicion.
[Lat., Ad tristem partem strenua est suspicio.]

The losing side is full of suspicion.
[Lat., Ad tristem partem strenua est suspicio.]

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by finding what we suspect.

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by finding what we suspect.

Quoth Sidrophel, If you suppose,
Sir Knight, that I am one of those,
I might suspect, and read more

Quoth Sidrophel, If you suppose,
Sir Knight, that I am one of those,
I might suspect, and take th' alarm,
You bus'ness is but to inform;
But if it be, 'tis ne'er the near,
You have a wrong sow by the ear.

There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to read more

There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots - suspicion.

Suspicion is a mental picture seen through an imaginary keyhole

Suspicion is a mental picture seen through an imaginary keyhole

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.