Petrarch Quotes

I like being innocent, but know now when I am being taken for a ride.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

Trust not too much to appearances.

It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived.

There is no safety for honest men but by believing all possible evil of evil men.

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

We wouldn’t want to live in a world where we couldn’t be conned. Because, in effect, we would then be living in a world where we mistrusted or refused to trust anyone.

I used to trust people easily, but now I'm a little careful because some experiences have taught me to not trust anyone blindly.

Fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.

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

Never let a fool kiss you, or a kiss fool you.

Sometimes you don't know who you can and cannot trust. I still learn that over and over again.

It is the fool who thinks he cannot be fooled.

Don't trust everyone, especially if they say, 'Trust me.'

Trust not a new friend or an old enemy.

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

The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself.

I don't really trust nobody.

He who never puts his trust in any man will never be deceived.

Those that trust no one, usually end up trusting the wrong person."-Umma to Midnight

Never trust he who trusts everyone.

We won't get fooled again!

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough.

Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.

That's my curse, I see the politics within these things and so I don't say yes to them.