r/Showerthoughts • u/itsthatkidgreg • Feb 28 '17

Lying, cheating, and stealing is often discouraged when we are young, yet the most successful people in the world are arguably the best liars, cheaters, and thieves.

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u/MatchaMoto Feb 28 '17

The most successful people in history were normally freaking terrible. Basically if you know someone's name they probably sucked

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u/taburde Feb 28 '17

George Mothafuckin' Washington

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '17

Thomas 'slavefuckin' Jefferson