In most cases men willingly believe what they wish.
—Julius Caesar, 52 BC
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You can put wings on a pig, but you don’t make it an eagle.
—Bill Clinton, 1996Your piping-hot lie is the best of lies.
—Plautus, c. 200 BCAnd, after all, what is a lie? ’Tis but the truth in masquerade.
—Lord Byron, 1822If you steal, do not steal too much at a time. You may be arrested. Steal cleverly, little by little.
—Mobutu Sese Seko, 1991Honesty, for me, is usually the worst policy imaginable.
—Patricia Highsmith, 1960Cheating is more honorable than stealing.
—German proverbWe have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal.
—Tennessee Williams, 1953He that will cheat you at play, will cheat you any way.
—Thomas Fuller, 1732It was the men I deceived the most that I loved the most.
—Marguerite Duras, 1987