Life is the art of being well deceived.

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

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

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

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

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

Children and fools cannot lie. 

Someone who knows too much finds it hard not to lie.

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

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