In most cases men willingly believe what they wish.

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

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

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

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

Life is the art of being well deceived.

Alongside all swindlers the state now stands there as swindler-in-chief.

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

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

Credulity forges more miracles than trickery could invent.

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

Children and fools cannot lie. 

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