Trust Everybody, But Cut The Cards Definition

Have a general faith in the good intentions of others, but never neglect to take appropriate precautions against being deceived or cheated.

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Origin of Trust Everybody, But Cut The Cards

  • Reportedly coined by Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936) and expressed in dialect by his character "Mr. Dooley" in Mr. Dooley's Philosophy (1900), p. 260: "Thrust ivrybody—but cut th' ca-ards."

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