J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

Be on guard against your friends.

Murphy nodded, frowning at the road ahead of her. "The reason treachery is so reveiled," she said in a careful tone of voice, "is because it usually comes from someone you didn't think could possibly do such a thing.

Trust not a new friend or an old enemy.

Beware the viper in your closet. Isn’t that another thing you’re always saying, Father? Ambition and jealousy are at the heart of all betrayals. (Ryssa)

It goes far toward making a man faithful to let him understand that you think him so; and he that does but suspect I will deceive him, gives me a sort of right to do so.

In any case, if you ever leave me with a handsome man, do not tell me that you trust me because, let me warn you: that is not what will prevent me from deceiving you, if I want to. On the contrary.

People always kill Caesar. Don't trust anyone.

Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.

One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

I am not afraid of my enemies, but by God, you must look out when you get among your friends.

Never trust a man, who when left alone with a tea cosey... Doesn't try it on.

Let no such man be trusted.

Be careful of your enemy once and of your friend a thousand times, for a double crossing friend knows more about what harms you.

Treat your friends as if they were going to be your enemies one day.

The silence of a treacherous man is to be feared even more than his words.

If you believe that their real intention is to kill you, it isn't unreasonable to believe that they would lie to you.

I would rather betray others, than have others betray me

As the trust deficit persists, a deeper rot takes hold: Attitudes and norms begin to change. When no one is trustworthy, it will be only fools who trust. The concept of fairness itself is eroded.

Betrayal is one of my biggest fears. Betrayal happens on many different levels all the time, and there is no worse feeling than realizing someone you thought you could trust has gone against you.

The heart that is conscious of its own integrity is ever slow to credit another´s treachery.

In a low whisper she was certain only her friend could hear, she said, "I specifically remember we both promised never to drink from any man's goblet of wine. From the looks of you, Frances Catherine, I'm thinking you broke your word.

Walls have ears. Doors have eyes. Trees have voices. Beasts tell lies. Beware the rain. Beware the snow. Beware the man You think you know. -Songs of Sapphique

Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.

No wise man ever thought that a traitor should be trusted.