“Nothing is more certain of destroying any good feeling that may be cherished towards us than to show distrust. To be suspected as an enemy is often enough to make a man become so; the whole matter is over, there is no farther use of guarding against it. On the contrary, confidence leads us naturally to act kindly, we are affected by the good opinion which others entertain of us, and we are not easily induced to lose it.” MenMayMatterEnoughWholeUseShowsFeelingsCertainLosesOpinionEnemyContraryAffectedDestroyingDistrustGood FeelingGuarding Author:Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
“Nothing is so capable of overturning a good intention as to show a distrust of it; to be suspected for an enemy, is often sufficient to make a person become one.” PersonsShowsEnemyCapableIntentionSufficientDistrustGood Intentions Author:Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
“... truth ... carries authority with it; while falsehood and lies skulk under a load of words, without having the power of persuasion; the more they attempt to show themselves, the more they are entangled.” ShowsLyingAuthorityCarrieLoadFalsehoodPersuasionPower Of Persuasion Author:Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne