70 Cheating Quotes For Those Struggling With A Break Up

Cheating is one of the most destructive things that you can do to another person. For everyone who has dealt with infidelity, we have curated cheating quotes that will empower you during this difficult time.

Have you ever been cheated on?

With cheating, comes overwhelming feelings of disgust, anger, and embarrassment. Your trust in others may take a nosedive. As a result, you may wonder if you can ever open your heart again.

We have compiled quotes about cheating from a multitude of sources including authors, actresses, and professors. Most have gone through the same experiences that you have. With the inspiration from the below quotes, you may find the courage to start a new and move forward.

Cheating quotes about society

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 position 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

9. “Cheating during bouts has always existed.” – Ritika Singh

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 on the football field.” – Dan Ariely

11. “Those who cheat on their partners who are loyal to them; don’t deserve them. It is a trashy attitude to disrespect a person who is loyal in a relationship, by cheating on him or her.” – Ellen J. Barrier

12. “There is no such thing as an affair that doesn’t mean anything.” – Amanda Robson

13. “Cheating and lying aren’t struggles, they’re reasons to break up.” – Patti Callahan Henry

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 heartbreak

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

16. “A broken heart is just the growing pains necessary so that you can love more completely when the real thing comes along.” – J.S.B. Morse

17. “Every time your heart is broken, a doorway cracks open to a world full of new beginnings, new opportunities.” – Patti Roberts

18. “Sharp are the arrows of a broken heart.” – Cassandra Clare

19. “I’m not crying because of you; you’re not worth it. I’m crying because my delusion of who you were was shattered by the truth of who you are.” – Steve Maraboli

20. “I’ve been heartbroken. I’ve broken hearts. That’s part of life, and its part of figuring out who you are so you can find the right partner.” – Heidi Klum

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21. “Heaven doesn’t ignore cries of a broken heart.” – Toba Beta

22. “The cure for a broken heart is simple, my lady. A hot bath and a good night’s sleep.” – Margaret George

23. “The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it.” – Nicholas Sparks

24. “The saddest thing about love is that not only that it cannot last forever, but that heartbreak is soon forgotten.” – William Faulkner

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More cheating quotes about heartbreak

25. “Let go. Why do you cling to pain? There is nothing you can do about the wrongs of yesterday. It is not yours to judge. Why hold on to the very thing which keeps you from hope and love?” – Leo Buscaglia

26. “There are many ways of breaking a heart. Stories were full of hearts broken by love, but what really broke a heart was taking away its dream – whatever that dream might be.” – Pearl S. Buck

27. “It is a curious sensation: the sort of pain that goes mercifully beyond our powers of feeling. When your heart is broken, your boats are burned: nothing matters anymore. It is the end of happiness and the beginning of peace.” – George Bernard Shaw

28. “Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.” – Mineko Iwasaki

29. “Love is unconditional. Relationships are not.” – Grant Gudmunson

30. “No matter how hard your heart is broken, the world doesn’t stop for your grief.” – Faraaz Kazi

31. “Never underestimate a man’s ability to make you feel guilty for his mistakes.” – Rihanna

32. “Trust, once lost, could not be easily found. Not in a year, perhaps not even in a lifetime.” – J.E.B. Spredemann

33. “Everyone suffers at least one bad betrayal in their lifetime. It’s what unites us. The trick is not to let it destroy your trust in others when that happens. Don’t let them take that from you.” – Sherrilyn Kenyon

34. “Infidelity is mentally, emotionally, and physically painful to the betrayed spouse. Be gentle with yourself as you heal.” – Dr. Karen Finn

Cheating quotes from celebrities

35. “I’ve told Billy if I ever caught him cheating, I wouldn’t kill him because I love his children and they need a dad. But I would beat him up. I know where all of his sports injuries are.” – Angelina Jolie

36. “I can’t deal with someone wanting to take a relationship backward or needing space or cheating on you.” – Taylor Swift

37. “I know all about cheating. I’ve had six very successful marriages.” – Bobby Heenan

38. “Heartbreak is good fuel for country songs. And cheating.” – Miranda Lambert

39. “Maybe the best things about celebrity are the things like being able to get that seat on the plane that you wouldn’t normally get, but that’s kind of like cheating.” – David Duchovny

40. “I feel like everyone has been in a bitter situation, regardless whether it’s cheating or just not being over someone who is over you – you compare yourself to the next.” – Ella Mai

41. “I’ve had friends who say that they would never forgive cheating, but then they fall in love, the guy cheats, and they forgive him. I don’t know what I would do.” – Josephine Langford

42. “Men are more prone to cheating, definitely.” – Blu Cantrell

43. “Cheating is never to do with how attractive you are.” – Marie Helvin

44. “Next to hurting my family, cheating on me is the worst thing someone could do.” – Robert Buckley

45. “Cheating tends to come up a lot in my songs. Betrayal fascinates me. I think the fact that you can trust someone so much and then they go against that has always plagued my writing for some reason.” – Jade Bird

46. “One day you’re going to remember me and how much I loved you… then you’re gonna hate yourself for letting me go” – Drake

Cheating quotes about lying

47. “The truly scary thing about undiscovered lies is that they have a greater capacity to diminish us than exposed ones. They erode our strength, our self-esteem, our very foundation.” – Cheryl Hughes

48. “By a lie, a man… annihilates his dignity as a man.” – Immanuel Kant

49. “No one can lie, no one can hide anything, when he looks directly into someone’s eyes.” – Paulo Coelho

50. “A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.” – Baltasar Gracian

More cheating quotes and sayings

51. “Don’t comfort me with a lie that hurts more than the truth ever could.” – Mandy K

52. “It is better to lock up your heart with a merciless padlock, than to fall in love with someone who doesn’t know what they mean to you.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

53. “People generally didn’t cheat in good relationships.” – Emily Giffin

54. “I just know that I don’t want cheating. I refuse. I deepened myself but I don’t believe in myself because my thought is invented.” – Clarice Lispector

55. “Commitment is Circumstances.” – Leju Thomas

56. “Are you a winner if you cheat?” – Frank Sonnenberg

57. “Cheating only thrills those who cannot see the beauty in faithfulness.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

58. “Cheating, disloyalty, unfaithfulness—they start out as little things justified by clever reasonings of the brain, but never do they fully convince the knowing heart.” – Richelle E. Goodrich

59. “If you are going to trust a loved one, first learn to tolerate pain, because finally, your trust will bring you there.” – Mohammed Zaki Ansari

60. “Never cheat on someone that is good to you ,Karma is a bitch.” – Surgeo Bell

Thought-provoking cheating quotes

61. “When people cheat in any arena, they diminish themselves-they threaten their own self-esteem and their relationships with others by undermining the trust they have in their ability to succeed and in their ability to be true.” ― Cheryl Hughes

62. “You didn’t just cheat on me; you cheated on us. You didn’t just break my heart; you broke our future.” ― Steve Maraboli

63. “When a man cheats, it is said it is because he is a dog. When a woman cheats, it is said it is because her man is a dog.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

64. “Cheaters don’t think cheating is wrong until they get cheated on.” — Sonya Parker

65. “‘It was a mistake,’ you said. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you.” — David Levithan

66. “One lie has the power to tarnish a thousand truths.” — Al David

67. “If you marry a man who cheats on his wife, you’ll be married to a man who cheats on his wife.” — Ann Landers

68. “I’m proud of my heart. It’s been played, stabbed, cheated, burned and broken, but somehow it still works.” — Alcatraz Dey

69. “Once someone cheats in the relationship, there’s no reason to stay. If they truly loved you they would’ve never cheated.” — Anurag Prakash Ray

70. “It might sound ordinary for a woman to find out her husband’s cheating on her, but not if you’re the woman and it’s your husband.” — Melissa Bank

How has cheating affected your life?

After an affair, the most important thing to remember is it is not your fault. The reasons behind your partner’s infidelity often surround their own insecurities that they are too cowardly to face head-on.

If you know someone who has recently been cheating on, send them a relatable quote from above. Getting wise words from a valuable source may provide them with the strength they need to lift themselves up and take strides towards a new beginning.

Have advice for anyone who has dealt with cheating? Is there an insightful cheating quote that we have forgotten from our list? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.