The Pain of Deception: 15 Inspiring Relationship Cheating Quotes
Cheating brings a wave of emotions like disgust, anger, and embarrassment.
It can shatter your trust in others, leaving you questioning if you can ever trust again.
Our collection of quotes about cheating, sourced from authors, actresses, and professors, reminds you that you’re not alone.
Drawing inspiration from these quotes might just give you the courage to start anew and move forward.
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1. “The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious, downward cycle. Because suddenly, if everyone else is cheating, you feel a need to cheat, too.” – Stephen Covey
2. “Lying, stealing, and cheating are commonplace.” – Joseph B. Wirthlin
3. “Cheating in school is a form of self-deception. We go to school to learn. We cheat ourselves when we coast on the efforts and scholarship of someone else.” – James E. Faust
4. “Even if the most ethical people were elected to high positions and we ran out of resources, there would still be lying, cheating, stealing, and corruption. It is not ethical people that are needed but rather a way of intelligently managing the Earth’s resources for everyone’s well-being.” – Jacque Fresco
5. “Because cheating is easier when we can justify our behavior, people often cheat in small amounts: We can come up with an excuse for stealing Post-It notes, but it is much more difficult to come up with an excuse for taking $10,000 from petty cash.” – Dan Ariely
6. “Often, when cheating happens, we rush to place blame solely on one person – either the person who did the cheating, or more insidiously, if it happened to us, we blame ourselves for not being ‘good enough’ to keep them around. But putting it all on one person doesn’t paint the entire picture.” – Emily V. Gordon
7. “One of the more challenging things in life is not being the guy who does the cheating, but not saying anything about it and going along with it.” – Dale Murphy
8. “No matter how small the dishonest deed is, at the end of the day, cheating is cheating.” – Mohammed Amir
10. “It is helpful to think of people as having two fundamental motivations: the desire to see ourselves as honest, good people, and the desire to gain the benefits that come from cheating – on our taxes or the football field.” – Dan Ariely
12. “There is no such thing as an affair that doesn’t mean anything.” – Amanda Robson
14. “Cheating is the most disrespectful thing one human being can do to another. If you aren’t happy in a relationship, end it before starting another one.” – Abhishek Tiwari
Cheating quotes about broken hearts
15. “Hearts can break. Yes, hearts can break. Sometimes I think it would be better if we died when they did, but we don’t.” – Stephen King
In summary
Cheating can evoke intense feelings of disgust, anger, and embarrassment, eroding trust and leaving you questioning your ability to trust again.
Our curated collection of quotes from various sources offers solace, reminding you that you’re not alone in this experience.
Drawing inspiration from these quotes may give you the strength to move forward.
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