The poor man is ruined as soon as he begins to ape the rich.

Cheating is more honorable than stealing. 

You can put wings on a pig, but you don’t make it an eagle.

There is much difference between imitating a good man, and counterfeiting him.

Life is the art of being well deceived.

In most cases men willingly believe what they wish.

Your piping-hot lie is the best of lies.

We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal.

There was no treachery too base for the world to commit.

If you steal, do not steal too much at a time. You may be arrested. Steal cleverly, little by little.

Honesty, for me, is usually the worst policy imaginable.

Men were born to lie, and women to believe them.

He that will cheat you at play, will cheat you any way.