I'd rather trust nine people and have the 10th one stab me in the back. I'd take that fall in order to have those nine friendships or working relationships instead of having none. That's not living.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Most of the friends you trust are those you've known for 10 years.
One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.
I don't trust that many people. Just my mother and my wife and a couple of friends. When I trust people, it doesn't end well.
It's good to trust others but, not to do so is much better.
I can count on one hand how many people I trust.
If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
I trust every single person around me, and if I feel even a whiff of uncertainty I won't have that person around me.
Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.
Every year in my life, I trust fewer and fewer people.
Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.
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