I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
—Sophocles (495–405 BCE) Ancient Greek Dramatist
Nothing resembles an honest man more than a cheat.
—French Proverb
No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
He that’s cheated twice by the same man is an accomplice with the cheater.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
Eighty percent of married men cheat in America. The rest cheat in Europe.
—Jackie Mason (1928–2021) American Stand-Up Comedian, Actor
The certain way to be cheated is to fancy one’s self more cunning than others.
—Pierre Charron (1541–1603) French Preacher, Philosopher
It was beautiful and simple as all truly great swindles are.
—O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) (1862–1910) American Writer of Short Stories
To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal loss for which there is no reparation, either in time or in eternity.
—Soren Kierkegaard (1813–55) Danish Philosopher, Theologian
The first time you cheat me, be ashamed. The second time it is I who must be ashamed.
—Chinese Proverb
The cheat always lies at the feet of the cheated.
—Italian Proverb
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
For nothing can seem foul to those that win.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
One knife will not cut another knife; one cheat will not cheat another cheat.
—African Proverb
To cheat a man is nothing; but the woman must have fine parts, indeed, who cheats a woman.
—John Gay (1685–1732) English Poet, Dramatist
If you don’t want to be cheated, ask the price at three shops.
—Chinese Proverb
If you dig a pit for others, you might fall into it yourself!
—Italian Proverb
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a wig, and a wife.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
He who has never been cheated, cannot be a good businessman.
—Chinese Proverb
They are most cheated who cheat themselves.
—Danish Proverb
The wise man will be cheated only once.
—Finnish Proverb
Cheat the earth and the earth will cheat you.
—Chinese Proverb
There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant.
—Anatole France (1844–1924) French Novelist
Tomorrow is an old deceiver, and his cheat never grows stale.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one’s self. All sin is easy after that.
—Philip James Bailey (1816–1902) English Poet
It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn’t blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if you look in there and see a man who won’t cheat, then you know he never will.
—John D. MacDonald (1916–86) American Novelist, Short Story Writer
Peace, in international affairs, is a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1913) American Short-story Writer, Journalist
He who purposely cheats his friend, would cheat his God.
—Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741–1801) Swiss Theologian, Poet
So cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be done. You can’t fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.
—William S. Burroughs (1914–97) American Novelist, Poet, Short Story Writer, Painter
The losses as well as the prizes must be drawn from the cheating lottery of life.
—Unknown
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