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Samuel Johnson on Trust

1709–1784 England

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In Reason, Nature, Truth, he dares to trust:
Ye Fops, be silent: and ye Wits, be just.

The Tragedy of Irene (1749)

As it is necessary not to invite robbery by supineness, so it is our duty not to suppress tenderness by suspicion; it is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.

The Rambler (1750)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Samuel Johnson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.