Who has not remarked the readiness with which the closest of friends and honestest of men suspect and accuse each other of cheating when they fall out on money matters? Everybody does it. Everybody is right, I suppose, and the world is a rogue.

William Makepeace Thackeray
About This Quote

This is a quote of wisdom from the brilliant poet, William Shakespeare. Shakespeare was speaking about the trust that people have in one another when it comes to money. Even the most honest of friends have a tendency to cheat each other in business. It is hard for people to trust each other, even when they are the closest of friends and honestest of men.

The idea that everyone cheats and everyone is right brings up a lot of questions. What makes one person right and the other wrong? And how does one know when they’ve been cheated?

Source: Vanity Fair

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