Nobody should trust their virtue with necessity, the force of which is never known till it is felt, and it is therefore one of the first duties to avoid the temptation of it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Trust cannot be commanded; and yet it is also correct that the only one who earns trust is the one who is prepared to grant trust.
It is important not to trust people too much.
Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience.
It is not good for us to trust in our merits, in our virtues or our righteousness; but only in God's free pardon, as given us through faith in Jesus Christ.
The rewards of virtue alone abide secure.
We must never take the public's trust for granted - our predecessors worked hard to earn it, and it is our responsibility to continually earn that trust.
Necessity is the mistress and guide of nature. Necessity is the theme and inventress of nature, her curb and her eternal law.
There ought to be a law against necessity.
If we really want to be full and generous in spirit, we have no choice but to trust at some level.
Virtue is insufficient temptation.