Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him. When I have read of labour troubles between employers and employees, I have often thought that many strikes and similar disturbances might be avoided if the employers would cultivate the habit of getting nearer to their employees, of consulting and advising with them, and letting them feel that the interests of the two are the same.

There is one thing, he said, that you can trust everybody to do and that is to put his interest above yours.

There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation.

begin by treating yourself as if you were someone you were responsible for helping.

Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping.

It is a fine luxury to trust oneself to a friend’s strengths and help him in his weaknesses, all without negotiations or resentments.

If you want somebody you can trust, trust yourself.

He had the attitude that he could do anything, and therefore so can you. He put his life in my hands. So that made me do something I didn't think I could do.... If you trust him, you can do things. If he's decided that something should happen, then he's just going to make it happen. (Elizabeth Holmes)

It is my duty, said he, to distrust mine own ability, that I may have reliance on him that is stronger than all.

The way to learn whether a person is trustworthy is to trust him.

Help,” he said, “is giving part of yourself to somebody who comes to accept it willingly and needs it badly.

It’s amazing how someone’s IQ seems to double as soon as you give them responsibility and indicate that you trust them.

It was a placing of his destiny in another’s hands, a shifting of the responsibilities of existence. This in itself was compensation, for it is always easier to lean upon another than to stand alone.