Betrayal Of Trust Quotes

• Let's say a Soviet exchange student back in the '70s would go back and tell the KGB about people and places and things that he'd seen and done and been involved with. This is not really espionage; there's no betrayal of trust.

  Aldrich Ames

  Betrayal, Trust No One, Kgb

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• Espionage, for the most part, involves finding a person who knows something or has something that you can induce them secretly to give to you. That almost always involves a betrayal of trust.

  Aldrich Ames

  Betrayal, Giving, Espionage

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• The betrayal of trust carries a heavy taboo.

  Aldrich Ames

  Betrayal, Heavy, Taboo

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• It was a mistake," you said. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you.

  David Levithan

  Trust, Betrayal, Mistake

  David Levithan (2011). “The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel”, p.22, Macmillan

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• Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.

  Mineko Iwasaki

  Sad, Heartbreak, Heartbroken

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• 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

  Betrayal, Lying, Hypocrite

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• Let's call cheating what it is: a complete betrayal of trust.

  Greg Behrendt

  Cheating, Betrayal

  Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo (2009). “He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys”, p.65, Simon and Schuster

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• 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.

  Heather Brewer

  Heartbreak, Pain, Betrayal

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• Each betrayal begins with trust.

  Martin Luther

  Betrayal, Phish, Betraying Friends

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• It's hard to tell who has your back, from who has it long enough just to stab you in it.

  Nicole Richie

  Friendship, Betrayal, Long

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• To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. You see, I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.

  Malcolm X

  Heartbreak, Betrayal, Betrayed

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• It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

  Confucius

  Friendship, Trust, Betrayal

  "Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims". Book by François de La Rochefoucauld, 1665-1678.

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• To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal.

  Malcolm X

  Betrayal, Betrayed, Betraying Friends

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• Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  William Shakespeare (1826). “Plays of William Shakespeare”, p.226

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• 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.

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Trust, Betrayal, Suffering

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2011). “Invincible: The Chronicles of Nick”, p.123, Macmillan

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• Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

  William Penn

  Confidence, Betrayal, Betrayed

  William Penn (1782). “The Select Works of William Penn: In Five Volumes. ...”, p.136

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• For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been trust first.

  Suzanne Collins

  Relationship, Trust, Betrayal

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.109, Scholastic Inc.

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• I used to advertise my loyalty and I don't believe there is a single person I loved that I didn't eventually betray.

  Albert Camus

  Relationship, Loyalty, Betrayal

  Albert Camus (2012). “The Fall”, p.86, Vintage

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• Let's call cheating what it is: a complete betrayal of trust. Cheaters are people who have a lot of stuff to work out and they're working it out on your time and with your heart. Some cheaters might give you an excuse, some might not have one at all, some might even blame you. No one can tell you exactly what to do when faced with this very complicated and painful situation. But the bottom line is, is this what you had hoped for in a relationship?

  Greg Behrendt

  Cheating, Betrayal, Heart

  Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo (2009). “He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys”, p.65, Simon and Schuster

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• I could never hurt him enough to make his betrayal stop hurting. And it hurts, in every part of my body.

  Veronica Roth

  Hurt, Betrayal, Body

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• We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal.

  Tennessee Williams

  Truth, Betrayal, Defense

  Camino Real (1953).

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• It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

  William Blake

  Friendship, Forgiveness, Depressing

  William Blake (2008). “The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake”, p.251, Univ of California Press

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• Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love.

  John le Carre

  Love, Betrayal, Betrayed

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• To my fancy, one looks back on life, it has only two responsibilities, which include all the others: one is the bringing of new life into existence; the other, educating it after it is brought in. All betrayals of trust result from these original sins.

  Henry Adams

  Life, Trust, Education

  Henry Adams, Ernest Samuels (1992). “Henry Adams, Selected Letters”, p.286, Harvard University Press

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• When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.

  Isaac Bashevis Singer

  Betrayal, Self Improvement, Betrayed

  Interviewed in the New York Times Magazine, 3 December 1978.

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