Men were born to lie, and women to believe them.
—John Gay, 1728Quotes
Cheating is more honorable than stealing.
—German proverbChildren and fools cannot lie.
—John Heywood, 1546Someone who knows too much finds it hard not to lie.
—Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1947Anyone who’s never experienced the pleasure of betrayal doesn’t know what pleasure is.
—Jean Genet, 1986In most cases men willingly believe what they wish.
—Julius Caesar, 52 BCYour piping-hot lie is the best of lies.
—Plautus, c. 200 BCThe poor man is ruined as soon as he begins to ape the rich.
—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BCThere is much difference between imitating a good man, and counterfeiting him.
—Benjamin Franklin, 1738Honesty, for me, is usually the worst policy imaginable.
—Patricia Highsmith, 1960We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal.
—Tennessee Williams, 1953If you steal, do not steal too much at a time. You may be arrested. Steal cleverly, little by little.
—Mobutu Sese Seko, 1991If you find excrement somewhere in the village, the chief was the one who put it there.
—Congolese proverb