This quote has no known author and is recorded as an anonymous proverb.
A line from Ecclesiasticus in the King James Bible, used ever since for the idea that people improve each other through honest contact.
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In any deal with a man, trust is the first thing to try, the last to give up.
Without trust there is no friendship, and without friendship there is no society.
Trust, once earned, is the most valuable thing a person can own.
Do not trust a man who praises you, but trust one who criticises you.
The trust of the people is the foundation of any government.