Confidence

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People die of fright and live of confidence
We rarely confide in those who are better than we are
There is graciousness and a kind of urbanity in beginning with men by esteem and confidence. It proves, at least, that we have long lived in good company with others and with our selves
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety
Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him
Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself
We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust
People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to ours. The inference is false, a gift confers no rights
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful
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