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

—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BC

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

—Lord Byron, 1822

In most cases men willingly believe what they wish.

—Julius Caesar, 52 BC

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

—Marguerite Duras, 1987

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

—Virginia Woolf, 1927

Your piping-hot lie is the best of lies.

—Plautus, c. 200 BC

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

—Bill Clinton, 1996

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

—Patricia Highsmith, 1960

Anyone who’s never experienced the pleasure of betrayal doesn’t know what pleasure is.

—Jean Genet, 1986

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

—Mobutu Sese Seko, 1991
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