110 Trust No One Quotes About Forming Your Own Opinion

Trust is important in any relationship, so having a list of “trust no one” quotes might seem counterproductive.

However, if you think of it in the sense of trusting yourself instead of blindly following the opinions of others, you will see how it makes sense!

Prepare to enter a world of conspiracy and enigmas with our curated collection of ‘trust no one’ quotes and captions.

Mulder and Scully from The X-Files taught us to question everything and everyone.

These quotes will remind you that in a world of hidden motives and shifting loyalties, sometimes the only ally you can rely on is yourself.

There are also some about love and relationships and trusting yourself and others.

These trust “no one quotes” don’t literally say never to trust another human being.

Instead, they offer brilliant advice, like “Don’t trust people who tell you other people’s secrets.”

If the person talking to you will betray someone else’s trust in them, they will do the same to you.

Knowing who to trust and who not to trust all stems from trusting yourself, as you will see as you keep reading!

Don’t forget to check out these trust quotes honoring confidence, belief, and faith.

Check out our most popular quote article, a list of short inspirational quotes for daily inspiration. 

Our inspirational quotes category page has all our motivational quotes for all the different areas of life.

Trust No One Quotes from Famous People

1. “Don’t trust people who tell you other people’s secrets.” — Dan Howell

2. “The trust of the innocent is the liar’s most useful tool.” — Stephen King

3. “I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.” — Robert E. Lee

4. “You believe lies so you can eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.” — Marilyn Monroe

5. “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” — Albert Einstein

6. “A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.” — Thomas Paine

7. “Trust is like a mirror. You can fix it if it’s broken, but you can still see the crack in that motherfucker’s reflection.” — Lady Gaga

8. “Trust is hard to come by. That’s why my circle is small and tight. I’m kind of funny about making new friends.” — Eminem

9. “Not everyone can be trusted. I think we all have to be very selective about the people we trust.” — Shelley Long

10. “You can’t trust a promise someone makes while they’re drunk, in love, hungry, or running for office.” — Joe Moore

Trust No One Quotes About Love

11. “Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.” — Samuel J. Hurwitt

12. “To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” — George MacDonald

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13. “Love all, trust a few.” — William Shakespeare

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14. “Trust gets you killed, love gets you hurt and being real gets you hated.” — Johnny Cash

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15. “Love is unknown. To open the heart in trust is unknown.” — Don Miguel Ruiz

16. “Love cannot live where there is no trust.” — Edith Hamilton

17. “I do not trust people who don’t love themselves and yet tell me, ‘I love you.’” Maya Angelou

18. “You may not always trust the people you love, but you can always love the people you trust.” — Unknown

19. “After all, damn it, what does being in love mean if you can’t trust a person.” — Evelyn Waugh

20. “Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.” — Stephen R. Covey

Wise trust no one quotes

21. “Don’t trust what you see. Even salt looks like sugar.” — Unknown

22. “Trust no one at your back unless you want them to bury a knife in it.” — Sherrilyn Kenyon

23. “Trust is hard to earn and it can be ten times harder to earn back once broken.” — Unknown

24. “I don’t trust words, I trust actions.” — Unknown

25. “Every day is just like April Fool’s day. You should not believe and trust in anyone.” — Unknown

26. “Trust nobody and nothing from the press. They are set up to tell lies whenever it benefits them.” — Unknown

27. “Trust no one because life is full of fake people.” — Unknown

28. “I trust no one, not even myself.” — Joseph Stalin

29. “Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can’t see where it keeps its brain.” — J. K. Rowling

30. “Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” — Rumi

Trust no one quotes about trusting others

31. “Anyone who says ‘I am not supposed to tell anyone but should not be trusted.” — Unknown

32. “Sometimes you don’t know who you can and cannot trust. I still learn that over and over again.” — Demi Lovato

33. “It’s good to trust others but, not to do so is much better.” — Benito Mussolini

34. “To trust people is a luxury in which only the wealthy can indulge; the poor cannot afford it.” — E. M. Forster

35. “Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.” — William Penn

36. “We are all selfish and I no more trust myself than others with a good motive.” — Lord Byron

37. “It is important not to trust people too much.” — V. S. Naipaul

38. “Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions… do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.” — Tina Fey

39. “To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.” — Sugar Ray Robinson

40. “I got trust issues because people got lying issues.”

Trust no one quotes about trusting yourself

41. “If you’re going to trust one person, let it be yourself.” — Robert Tew

42. “As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

43. “Trust yourself, you have survived a lot, and you will survive whatever is coming.” — Anonymous

44. “Never trust your fears. They don’t know your strength.” — Anonymous

45. “Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.” — Dr. Benjamin Spock

46. “Self-trust is the first secret of success.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

47. “Trust thyself; every heart vibrates to that iron string.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

48. “Self-trust is the essence of heroism.” — James Allen

49. “Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you’ll be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” — Olda Meir

50. “The more you believed in yourself, the more you could trust yourself. The more you trust yourself, the less you compare yourself to others.” — Roy T. Bennett

Trust No One Quotes To Trust Your Gut More

51. “I don’t trust anybody. Not anybody. And the more that I care about someone, the more sure I am they’re going to get tired of me and take off.” ― Rainbow Rowell

52. “Never trust anyone who wants what you’ve got. Friend or no, envy is an overwhelming emotion.” ― Eubie Blake

53. “Don’t trust anyone. Be a cold fish. I hurt no one. And no one can hurt me.” ― Adeline Yen Mah

54. “Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.” ― Agatha Christie

55. Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero

56. “Health, contentment and trust are your greatest possessions, and freedom your greatest joy. Look within. Be still.” ― Buddha

57. “Like everybody and trust no one.” ― Lauren Conrad

58. “Keep your promises and be consistent. Be the kind of person others can trust.” ― Roy T. Bennett

59. “Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.” ― John Churton Collins

60. “Trust your hunches. They’re usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.” ― Joyce Brothers

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Trust No One quotes To Show You To Rely On Yourself 

61. “I trust no one totally.” — Gary Sheffield

62. “Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.” — Democritus

63. “Don’t trust the person who has broken faith once.” — William Shakespeare

64. “Never trust someone who won’t allow you to prove them wrong. In most cases, they already know they are.” — Caroline Downs

65.  “I don’t trust anyone and I don’t expect anyone to trust me either. It’s more comfortable when its mutual.” — Frank Matobo

66. “Trust no one the same friends and family you’ll die for will get you killed.” — Maurice Clancy

67. “In the bush, trust no one you don’t know.” — Alex Haley

68. “Don’t trust anyone. People will do anything just to survive.” — The Island

69. “I trust no one who hasn’t time for music.” — Jack White

70. “In the end, you have to choose whether or not to trust someone.” ― Sophie Kinsella

Trust No One Quotes To Avoid Being Disappointed

71. “Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go.” ― Natalie Goldberg

72. “When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.” ― E. W. Howe

73. “Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.” ― Doris Lessing

74. “A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.” ― Harold MacMillan

75. “Life had not taught me to distrust ministers, but it had taught me to trust no one more than dogs.” ― Dean Koontz

76. “You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.” ― Barbra Streisand

77. “Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.” ― Eric Hoffer

78. “Don’t trust anyone over 30.” ― Pat Boone

79. “You cannot do everything at once, so find people you trust to help you. And don’t be afraid to say no.” ― Jane Seymour

80. “Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.” ― Albert Einstein

Trust No One Quotes to Help You Cope With Liars

81. “This was the ultimate leap of faith, in a way: I could hardly trust anyone, so I had to trust everyone.” ― Edward Snowden

82. “This is the first rule of the last war:Trust No One” ― Rick Yancey

83. “I didn’t trust anyone but myself.” ― Anne Frank

84. “People want others to trust them, yet they have no single trust for themselves.” ― John Joclebs Bassey

85. “Cannot trust everybody, so I choose to trust nobody…” ― Deshawn Yeldell

86. “Those that trust no one, usually end up trusting the wrong person.”-Umma to Midnight” — Sister Souljah

87. “A man who trusts everyone is a fool and a man who trusts no one is a fool. We are all fools if we live long enough.” — Robert Jordan

88. “Trust no one, not even the finest saint who ever walked this earth, ignore him, if he hinders your sight of Jesus Christ.” — Oswald Chambers

89. “I Ask Myself, Who Do I Trust? Then I Answered, No-One” ― Donwayne

90. “The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where their interests are involved. One can trust nobody and nothing.” — Henry Adams

Trust No One Quotes That Applies In Life

91. “He who does not trust enough will not be trusted.” — Laozi

92. “You have these catch-phrases that you associate with ‘The X-Files’: ‘Trust No One,’ ‘Deny Everything.’ ‘Believe the Lie’ was one of them.” — Chris Carter

93. “I don’t trust the Bee Gee’s because there’s no way they could always be happy.” — Jon Crosby

94. “Trust is not simply a matter of truthfulness, or even constancy. It is also a matter of amity and goodwill. We trust those who have our best interests at heart, and mistrust those who seem deaf to our concerns” — Gary Hamel

95. “Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.” — James Cash Penney

96. “Trust everybody, but cut the cards yourself.” — W. C. Fields

97. “In your hands or that of any other person, so much power would, no doubt, be dangerous. I am the only man in the world whom it would be safe to trust with it. Remember, I am a prophet!” — Joseph Smith, Jr.

98. “People are rapidly losing hope and trust. They believe their government has been captured by special interests and no longer cares about them, and they are right.” — Marcy Kaptur

99. “As an alcoholic, you have no appreciation for your wife or your children’s feelings, but I’m making up for that now. I’m winning my children’s trust back.” — Maurice Gibb

100. “We can trust our doctors to be professional, to minister equally to their patients without regard to their political or religious beliefs. But we can no longer trust our professors to do the same.” — David Horowitz

101. “Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life.” ― Golda Meir

102. “Trust is hard to come by. That’s why my circle is small and tight. I’m kind of funny about making new friends.” ― Eminem

103. “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” ― Corrie Ten Boom

104. “Trust, but verify.” ― Ronald Reagan

105. “All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not seen.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

106. “Trust is built with consistency.” ― Lincoln Chafee

107. “For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.” ― Bo Bennett

108. “Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God.” ― Lawrence Welk

109. “We never know who we can trust. Those we’re closest to can betray us.” ― Mary Alice Young

110. “Only she who trusts nothing can know real peace.” ― Marjorie M. Liu

What it means to trust yourself

Trusting yourself is a critical step to trusting anyone else.

You must have faith in your own thought process and instincts.

It is also helpful, to be honest with yourself about how much you really know about a subject, versus what you might have heard from someone else.

For instance, if you know nothing about cars and your friend (who also knows nothing about cars), swears your problem is an alternator issue you might want to seek an expert.

Not because this person is “untrustworthy,” but because the knowledge they have might be unreliable.

Take the car to a mechanic.

Or at the very minimum google different reputable mechanic sites and see if you get the same response from multiple sources when searching your issue.

It is tempting to assume we know more than we think we do… but it is a dangerous and costly slope.

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