Seneca the Younger Quotes

He that believes all misseth; he that believes nothing, hits not.

Always to distrust is an error, as well as always to trust.

It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.

People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but they have a damned dull time if they believe too little.

Every man needs a blind eye and a deaf ear, so when people applaud, you'll only hear half of it, and when people salute, you'll only see part of it. Believe only half the praise and half the criticism.

I'm not as trusting as people think I am. Sure, I see the best in people, but that doesn't mean it's really there.

He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted.

In properly organized groups no faith is required; what is required is simply a little trust and even that only for a little while, for the sooner a man begins to verify all he hears the better it is for him.

There can be no doubt that distrust of words is less harmful than unwarranted trust in them

You can go wrong by being too skeptical as readily as by being too trusting.

You shouldn't believe everything you hear you're young, not stupid.

Trust, but verify.

The man who trusts men will make fewer mistakes than he who distrusts them.

Not everyone can be trusted. I think we all have to be very selective about the people we trust.

A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.

Ah! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look too intelligent to keep it.

People should be more passive with what they consider trustworthy.

Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly be corrupt.

By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.

If I tell you a story, you can choose to believe me, or you can question it.

The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.

Trust the tale, not the teller.

You can never trust what you read.

Never trust a man who doesn't like Elvis.

There's only a handful of people I trust completely, and I know who they are. Other than that, I pretty much don't trust people.