Someone who knows too much finds it hard not to lie.
—Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1947
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Cheating is more honorable than stealing.
—German proverbHonesty, for me, is usually the worst policy imaginable.
—Patricia Highsmith, 1960Alongside all swindlers the state now stands there as swindler-in-chief.
—Jacob Burckhardt, c. 1875Children and fools cannot lie.
—John Heywood, 1546There is much difference between imitating a good man, and counterfeiting him.
—Benjamin Franklin, 1738He that will cheat you at play, will cheat you any way.
—Thomas Fuller, 1732Credulity forges more miracles than trickery could invent.
—Joseph Joubert, 1811In most cases men willingly believe what they wish.
—Julius Caesar, 52 BCAn honest man is all right even if he’s an idiot…but a crook must have brains.
—Maxim Gorky, 1902