We wanted to test each other's capacity for survival: only if we had tried in vain to destroy one another would we know we were safe.
Alain De BottonRead
Gaining people's trust might be harder than gaining all creation. But, what is harder than gaining people's trust is having to abandon them.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Gaining trust is challenging, but losing it can be even more painful.
This quote reflects on the difficulties of building and maintaining trust in relationships. It emphasizes that while it may be hard to earn the trust of others, the emotional toll of having to abandon those relationships can be even greater, highlighting the deep value of trust and connection in human interactions.
Themes
TrustRelationshipsAbandonmentHuman ConnectionEmotion
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared during discussions about the importance of trust in friendships.
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