He that will cheat you at play, will cheat you any way.

In most cases men willingly believe what they wish.

Life is the art of being well deceived.

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

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

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

Alongside all swindlers the state now stands there as swindler-in-chief.

Cheating is more honorable than stealing. 

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

Your piping-hot lie is the best of lies.

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

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

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