Quotes about Trust

The trouble with our praying is, we just do it as a means of last resort.

We have plenty of Confidence in this country, but we are a little short of good men to place our Confidence in.

Prayer will never do our work for us; what it will do is to strengthen us for work which must be done.

For Paul, the centre of the Christian faith was that we can never earn or deserve the favour of God, nor do we need to. The whole matter is one of grace, and all that we can do is to accept in wondering love and gratitude and trust what God has done for us.

If all the other noble qualities of life were placed in the balance against it, loyalty would outweigh them all.

I feel that it is good to commit my Soul, my Body, and my all into the Hands of God, Then the World appears little, the Promises great; and God an allsufficient Portion.

Liberalism is trust of the people, tempered by prudence; conservatism, distrust of people, tempered by fear.

I know there isn't no beast—not with claws and all that, I mean—but I know there isn't no fear, either." Piggy paused. "Unless—" Ralph moved restlessly. "Unless what?" "Unless we get frightened of people.

Few things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements. I have known the breach of a promise to dine or sup to break up more than one intimacy.

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone — but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

I am going to do what I think is best for the country, within my jurisdiction and power, and then let the rest take care of itself.