There are three signs of a hypocrite: when he speaks he speaks lies, when he makes a promise he breaks it, and when he is trusted he betrays his trust.
— Elijah Muhammad
Pleasurable Trusted Friends quotations
Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no fear; and Never forget a friend.

If you're absent during my struggle, don't expect to be present during my success.

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.
I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.
Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down.
And trust your instincts ... good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don't hurt. They're not painful. That's not just with somebody you want to marry, but it's with the friends that you choose. It's with the people you surround yourselves with.
I don’t need a certain number of friends, just a number of friends I can be certain of.

Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.
He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of his country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will not suffer a man to be chosen into any office of power and trust who is not a wise and virtuous man.
Age appears to be best in four things;
old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults.
Beautifully shot, impeccably paced, it was a clear, unrelenting look at the National Trust, its friends and enemies, and it makes you want to burn your passport and beg the Luftwaffe to have another go.
I'm lucky to have a great support system in my friends and some of my family.
If you have those people that you trust, go ahead and fall back into them and let them be your hammock and cocoon and let them embrace you.

To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal.
Ours began in a most unexciting way, as friends.
Now, our love may be quiet and boring but it is sure. With the right amount of trust and love, and even an allowance for mistake.
Work is something you can count on, a trusted, lifelong friend who never deserts you.

Everyone suffers at least one bad betrayal in their lifetime.
It’s what unites us. The trick is not to let it destroy your trust in others when that happens. Don’t let them take that from you.
Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things: air, sleep, dreams, sea, the sky - all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Don't tell friends their social faults; they will cure the fault and never forgive you.
Lay this unto your breast: Old friends, like old swords, still are trusted best.
Being a parent is the greatest trust that has been given to human beings.

People influence people. Nothing influences people more than a recommendation from a trusted friend. A trusted referral influences people more than the best broadcast message. A trusted referral is the Holy Grail of advertising.
Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight. I'm kind of funny about making new friends.
Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor.
His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined.

To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal.
You see, I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.
Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.
Definition of good neighbor: someone to be trusted;
a courteous, friendly source of help when help is needed; someone you can count on; someone who cares.

What becomes of a man who acquires a beautiful woman, with her 'beauty' his sole target? He sabotages himself. He has gained no friend, no ally, no mutual trust: She knows quite well why she has been chosen. He has succeeded in buying something: the esteem of other men who find such an acquisition impressive.
The secret of making dreams come true can be summarized in four C's.
They are Curiosity, Confidence, Courage, and Constancy; and the greatest of these is Confidence.
The worst pain in the world goes beyond the physical.
Even further beyond any other emotional pain one can feel. It is the betrayal of a friend.
Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You'll find what you need to furnish it - memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things. That way it will go with you wherever you journey.
Each betrayal begins with trust.
How could you reach the pearl by only looking at the sea? If you seek the pearl, be a diver: the diver needs several qualities: he must trust his rope and his life to the Friend's hand, he must stop breathing, and he must jump.
We are all in this together. With fellow ward members and missionaries, we plan and pray and help one another. Please keep the full-time missionaries in your thoughts and prayers. Trust them with your family and friends. The Lord trusts them and has called them to teach and bless those who seek Him.
A woman needs someone she can trust, someone who laughs when she laughs, but who has different ideas so she can learn from and teach to them. She needs someone who will stand up with her and encourage her to be a woman-not just a female. See where you are, admit what you know, and what you need, and search for a sister friend.