80 Trust Quotes Honoring Confidence, Belief and Faith

Our latest collection of trust quotes to help you keep it at the forefront of everything you do.

The trust quotes collection below will help you appreciate the fundamental role it plays in life.

Trust is essential to life.

It plays an important role in all aspects of our lives.

Whether in leadership, relationships, business, marriage, or at the workplace; trust holds our world together.

It allows us to live and work together, to depend on each other, and to flourish.

Without trust, life becomes intolerable.

You can’t have any meaningful relationships without trust.

No organisation can achieve success in the absence of trust.

Trust is one of the most precious things in the world.

Although life isn’t perfect and some people aren’t trustworthy, we should all make an effort to cultivate, earn, and build it.

To celebrate the important role of trust in our lives, below is our collection of inspirational, wise, and thought-provoking trust quotes, trust sayings, and trust proverbs, collected from a variety of sources over the years.

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Trust quotes honoring confidence, belief and faith

1. ”To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” – George MacDonald

2. ”If you have three people in your life that you can trust, you can consider yourself the luckiest person in the whole world.” – Selena Gomez

3. ”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

4. ”Trust is that rare and priceless treasure that wins us the affection of our heavenly Father.” – Brennan Manning

5. ”To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.” – Alan W. Watts

6. ”Earn trust, earn trust, earn trust. Then you can worry about the rest.” – Seth Godin

7. ”You must trust and believe in people, or life becomes impossible.” – Anton Chekhov

8. ”A man who doesn’t trust himself can never really trust anyone else.” – Cardinal De Retz

9. ”I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

10. “None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith.” – Paulo Coelho

Trust quotes celebrating its role in our lives

11. ”Respect people who trust you. It takes a lot for people to trust you, so treat their trust like precious porcelain.” – Brandon Cox

12. ”Trust is involved in all the basic elements of a healthy relationship: namely, love (respect and consideration for another person), communication, commitment and honesty.” – Harold Duarte-Bernhardt

13. ”Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.” – Warren Bennis

14. ”Trust is like blood pressure. It’s silent, vital to good health, and if abused it can be deadly.” – Frank Sonnenberg

15. ”He who does not trust enough will not be trusted.” – Lao Tzu

16. “We’re never so vulnerable than when we trust someone – but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy.” – Walter Anderson

17. “The best proof of love is trust.” – Joyce Brothers

18. ”When people honor each other, there is a trust established that leads to synergy, interdependence, and deep respect. Both parties make decisions and choices based on what is right, what is best, what is valued most highly.” – Blaine Lee

19. ”When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.” – Stephen R. Covey

20. ”Self-trust is the first secret of success.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Trust quotes to help you keep it at the forefront of everything you do

21. ”Trust is what we do each day, when we get out of our bed and put our clothes on. It is the thing that makes it possible for us to keep putting one foot in front of the other.” – Iyanla Vanzant

22. “With high trust, success comes faster, better, and at lower cost.” – David Neeleman

23. “Learn to trust yourself, block your negative thoughts and replace them with positive thoughts and you’ll have energy to spare.” – Bryan Cohen

24. “Faith begins very small and only grows as we learn to trust the person or item in which we put our faith.” – Dr. A.G. Walp

25. “Highly successful performers in business and in sports show a level of trust and understanding that separates them from their competition.” – Pete Carroll

26. “If a person cannot keep her word on a small matter, it is for sure she cannot be trusted with things that really count.” – John Buttrick

27. “When a person has integrity you can trust what they say and that they live according to their values.” – Jodi Flynn

28. “Trust is probably the intangible, and cultivated of all characteristic.” – Tim Mason

29. “People want to be around those who are up, lively, and happy, all things that engender trust.” Robin Jones

30. “Three strong attributes, which characterize a person, are hope, trust and a sense of charity.” – M.K. Soni

Trust quotes to help you cultivate, earn and build it

31. ”Few delights can equal the mere presence of one who we trust utterly.” – George Mac Donald

32. ”Trust opens up new and unimagined possibilities.” – Robert. C. Solomon

33. ”Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.” – Jesus Christ

34. ”If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.” – Zig Ziglar

35. ”Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God.” –  Lawrence Welk

36. ”I trust you: That’s huge. That’s truth. That’s real love. Everyone uses ‘I love you’ so loosely.” – Justin Chatwin

37. ”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

38. ”Three things you should never break: promise, trust, and someone’s heart.” – Anonymous

39. ”Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt.” – Eric Sevareid

40. ”All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.” – J.M. Barrie

Trust quotes quotes to inspire and teach

41. ”The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” – Ernest Hemingway (See all quotes by Ernest Hemingway)

42. ”Love all, trust a few, and do wrong to none.” – William Shakespeare

43. “Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.” – Benjamin Spock

44. “I’ve only ever trusted my gut on everything. I don’t trust my head, I don’t trust my heart, I trust my gut.” – Bryan Adams

45. “How do you build trust? Trust is earned when everyone’s interests are considered and respected. Communication is the key to do this.” – Sheri Levit

46. “Trust enables you to put your deepest feelings and fears in the palm of your partner’s hand, knowing they will be handled with care.” – Carl S. Avery

47. ”I don’t trust people who don’t love themselves and tell me, ‘I love you.’ … There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.” – Maya Angelou

48. “Trust is built when someone is vulnerable and not taken advantage of.” – Bob Vanourek

49. ”Relationships are about trust. If you have to play detective, then it’s time to move on.” – Anonymous

50. ”Trust is always earned, never given.” – R. Williams

More trust quotes and sayings

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

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

53. Love meant jumping off a cliff and trusting that a certain person would be there to catch you at the bottom.” – Jodi Picoult

54. “Trusting is hard. Knowing who to trust, even harder.” – Maria V. Snyder

55. “Trust starts with truth and ends with truth.” – Santosh Kalwar

56. “You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment unless you trust enough.” – Frank Crane

57. “Never trust he who trusts everyone.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafón

58. Trust and faith bring joy to life and help relationships grow to their maximum potential.” – Joyce Meyer

59. “Trust. It is like placing a blade in someone’s hand and setting the very point to your heart.” – Cassandra Clare

60. “Does trust have to be earned. Or is it simply a matter of faith?” – Nicholas Sparks

Powerful trust quotes to learn and live by

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

62. “Few delights can equal the mere presence of one whom we trust utterly.” ― George MacDonald

63. “Only those you trust can betray you.” ― Terry Goodkind

64. “If there is one trait that your brand must speak of, it is trust.” ― Idowu Koyenikan

65. “I never trust people with no appetite. It’s like they’re always holding something back on you.” ― Haruki Murakami

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

67. “Never trust he who trusts everyone.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón

68. “The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero

69. “The inability to open up to hope is what blocks trust, and blocked trust is the reason for blighted dreams.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert

70. “Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated. Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three.” ― Ziad K. Abdelnour

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71. “Relationships should be built on trust and truth.” — Sophie Kinsella

72. “Learning to trust is one of life’s most difficult tasks.” — Isaac Watts

73. “Love and trust are so powerful. They can literally change the fate of a person.” — Tasha Hoggatt

74. “I wanted to explain that trusting is harder than being trusted.” — Simon Van Booy

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

76. “Without trust, there can be no genuine peace. Neither in politics nor the quiet individuality of the heart and spirit.” — Timothy Zahn

77. “Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair.” — Dhar Mann

78. “Trust is the fruit of a relationship in which you know you are loved.” — William P. Young

79. “If we do not trust one another, we are already defeated.” — Alison Croggon

80. “Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication.” — Stephen Covey

Which of these trust resonated with you best?

Any successful relationship – whether in business, leadership, with family, or with friends – relies on a level of trust that must be earned.

Trust is fundamental to life.

It makes our lives more pleasant and less stressful.

Hopefully, the trust quotes above will help you build and keep trust at the forefront of everything you do.

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