Cheating hurts the individual who cheats more than it helps them. Whether or not the cheater is caught, he/she is still damaged by the cheating in both moral and material ways. It is possible to cheat your way to the top, but once you are there, the negative consequences of the cheating catch up with you. Cheating also damages the reputation people have of an individual, which leads to hurting the individuals themselves.

Whether or not a cheater is caught, they are still damaged by the cheating. If a cheater is caught, they are usually seriously punished because of it and this can ruin further development in their lives and their chances to be successful. A person who has cheated their way to the top, and consider themselves successful, may have taken a good opportunity away from someone who actually deserves to have the position and would...