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Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.
Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.
Cunning and treachery are the offspring of incapacity.
Cunning and treachery are the offspring of incapacity.
Cunning . . . is but the low mimic of wisdom.
Cunning . . . is but the low mimic of wisdom.
More are taken in by hope than by cunning.
More are taken in by hope than by cunning.
Never assume the obvious is true.
Never assume the obvious is true.
Cunning is strength withheld.
Cunning is strength withheld.
To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.
To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.
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.
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.
