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Cunning is strength withheld.
Cunning is strength withheld.
Cunning men deal in generalizations.
Cunning men deal in generalizations.
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.
Cunning . . . is but the low mimic of wisdom.
Cunning . . . is but the low mimic of wisdom.
To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.
To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.
The weak in courage is strong in cunning.
The weak in courage is strong in cunning.
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 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.
Never assume the obvious is true.
Never assume the obvious is true.
