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Do not trust all men

 

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence. - Democritus

College isn't the place to go for ideas. - Helen Keller

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life. - Plato

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence. - Robert Frost

A person who trusts no one can't be trusted. - Jerome Blattner

Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee. - Thomas Fuller

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough. - Frank Crane

The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action. - Frank Herbert

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust. - Samuel Johnson

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