W. C. Fields Quotes

My opinion is that he's a swindler and you're a sucker.

It doesn't matter how rich you are - you know when you're being ripped off.

Every swindle is driven by a desire for easy money; it's the one thing the swindler and the swindled have in common.

They lied, they cheated, they stole, they had the power to do it and they did.

Just like my Uncle Charlie used to say, just before he sprung the trap: He said, "You can't cheat and honest man! Never give a sucker an even break or smarten up a chump!

It's hard finding people you trust or who aren't going to take your money. Everyone wants to get a piece of whatever you're doing. It's a nightmare.

There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant.

But human nature dictates that there will always be cheaters. That's inevitable. Where there's money involved and glory, there are going to be people that cheat, and there will always be ways to cheat.

Since you knew they was goin' to cheat you anyway, I recorded under any name with all of 'em.

There's a difference between fair game and playing games.

Fraud and deceit abound in these days more than in former times.

Politics is so corrupt that even the dishonest people get fucked.

I've been a big blagger all my life.

You should not be taking advantage of anybody.

I hate when people cheat.

I'm the type of guy who'd sell you a rat's asshole for a wedding ring.

Any game looks straight if everyone is being cheated at once.

You can always cheat an honest man, but it takes more work.

Fraud is the ready minister of injustice.

You set me up," I say. "One big con. You can't blame me because I turned out not to be gullible enough. You can't blame the mark. That's not how it works. Have some respect for the nature of the game.

Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.

The world loves to be deceived.

I am disappointed in the music business, I feel like a lot of people in the music business are phoney, there's a lot of people who will abuse and take my kindness.

There will always be cheaters. It is human nature. It will never be 100 percent clean, in any sport.

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.