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

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

An honest man is all right even if he’s an idiot…but a crook must have brains.

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

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

Life is the art of being well deceived.

It was the men I deceived the most that I loved the most.

Cheating is more honorable than stealing. 

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

And, after all, what is a lie? ’Tis but the truth in masquerade.