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No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.
No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.
Cunning men deal in generalizations.
Cunning men deal in generalizations.
Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.
Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.
Cunning . . . is but the low mimic of wisdom.
Cunning . . . is but the low mimic of wisdom.
Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.
Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.
The weak in courage is strong in cunning.
The weak in courage is strong in cunning.
More are taken in by hope than by cunning.
More are taken in by hope than by cunning.
To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.
To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.
Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise. She is cunning, but for read more
Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise. She is cunning, but for good ends. She has brought me here and will also lead me away. She may scold me, but she will not hate her work. I trust her.