When we give trust, we receive trust. And people who trust us pay attention to us.

Blessed is trust, for it blesses both those who have it to give and those who receive it.

When we trust that we live in an abundant universe and allow ourselves to give freely, we raise our frequency, strengthen our faith, and feel awesome, thereby putting ourselves in flow and the position to receive abundant amounts in return. When we’re in fear, we hold on to what we’ve got because we don’t trust that there’s more. We pinch off the energy, we’re scared to share, and we focus on, and create more of, the very thing we’re hoping to avoid, which is lack.

It seems the less affluent you are, the more you are able to trust people, the more you are able to give others.

Trust is the foundation of all life's relationships. It is an essential ingredient in successful leadership. It is not something we are entitled to, either. You have to earn it.

You must remember always to give, of everything you have. You must give foolishly even. You must be extravagant. You must give to all who come into your life. Then nothing and no one shall have power to cheat you of anything, for if you give to a thief, he cannot steal from you, and he himself is then no longer a thief. And the more you give, the more you will have to give.

Trust is a biological reaction to the belief that someone has our well-being at heart.

Trust is an important lubricant of a social system. It is extremely efficient; it saves a lot of trouble to have a fair degree of reliance on other people's word. Unfortunately this is not a commodity which can be bought very easily. If you have to buy it, you already have some doubts about what you have bought.

Trust isn't solely about keeping faith in others' promises; it's also about being dependable in the promises we've made to others.

I will trust you — I will extend my hand to you — despite the risk of betrayal, because it is possible, through trust, to bring out the best in you, and perhaps in me. So,

The only gift I have to give, is the ability to receive. If giving is a gift, and it surely is, then my gift to you is to allow you to give to me.

10.​Teach and you shall receive: the power of giving

Trust comes from being a part of a culture or organization with a common set of values and beliefs. Trust is maintained when the values and beliefs are actively managed.

Trust and trust alone should lead us to love