"The sure way to be cheated is..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men.”

“What makes us so bitter against people who outwit us is that they think themselves cleverer than we are.”

“We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.”

“I can counterfeit the deep tragedian;Speak and look back, and pry on every side,Tremble and start, at wagging of a straw,Intending deep suspicion.”

“You wanna have laughs? Do what I do. When I go through a tollbooth, I keep going. I tell the guy, The car behind me is paying for two.”

“The sidelong glance is what you depend on.”

“What makes us so bitter against people who outwit us is that they think themselves cleverer than we are.”

“It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever.”

“The most effectual way to be deceived is to believe oneself more cunning than one's neighbors.”