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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 men deal in generalizations.
Cunning men deal in generalizations.
Cunning is strength withheld.
Cunning is strength withheld.
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.
Cunning . . . is but the low mimic of wisdom.
Cunning . . . is but the low mimic of wisdom.
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.
It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.
It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.
To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.
To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.
