“In friendship false, implacable in hate,
Resolved to ruin or to rule the state.”
Pt. I, lines 173–174.
Absalom and Achitophel (1681)
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“An excuse is a polite rejection. Men are not afraid of 'ruining the friendship.”
Source: He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

“and where men build on false grounds, the more they build, the greater is the ruine:”
The Second Part, Chapter 26, p. 140
Leviathan (1651)

“Plots, true or false, are necessary things,
To raise up commonwealths and ruin kings.”
Pt. I line 83-84.
Absalom and Achitophel (1681)

The Gospel of Buddha http://reluctant-messenger.com/gospel_buddha/preface.htm (1894), a compilation of translations from ancient records.

“Better to be hated for being true than to be loved for being false.”
Original: Meglio essere odiati per essere veri che essere amati per essere falsi.
Source: prevale.net

Statement (August 2003), as quoted in BBC - Profile: Alexander Lukashenko (9 January 2007) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3882843.stm.