cheaters never prosper

cheaters never prosper

People who use dishonest means will not find true success. Primarily heard in US. I'm not too worried about Eric getting ahead of me in the class rankings. I know he cheated on his last test, and cheaters never prosper! I would never have an affair because I know that cheaters never prosper!
See also: cheaters, never, prosper
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be not much cop
  • by no means
  • not by any means
  • not for a second
  • not for a minute
  • not for a moment
  • aint
  • ain't
  • be like ships in the night
  • not for a instant
References in periodicals archive
"Cheaters never prosper; we get in this ring to abide by the rules."
They say that cheaters never prosper. Unfortunately that is not true.
CHEATERS never prosper. Well, footballer Ashley Cole IS prosperous but he's also still experiencing the fallout from his past behaviour, I see.
She wrote: "Cheaters never prosper @RobKardashian ill be home today...
It's also good to see that cheaters never prosper, unless they've got a sack loads of Icelandic cash and are supported by a lot of the Premier League bigwigs.
Glasscox treated us to her famous "Cheaters Never Prosper" lecture.