cunning

cunning . . . is but the low mimic of wisdom (plato)

is neither among the best nor worst qualities... it floats between virtue and vice... there is hardly an occasion where it ought not be supplied by prudence.

Cunning is none of the best nor worst qualities... it floats between virtue and vice... there is scarce any exigence where it may not, and perhaps ought not to be supplied by prudence. Jean de la Bruyere

is an art that is mastered when a clever man manages not to seem too clever to others.

A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others. Jean de la Bruyere

, along with treachery, proceeds from want of capacity.

Cunning and treachery proceed from want of capacity. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

is the faculty that distinguishes a weak animal or person from a strong one. It brings its possessor much mental satisfaction and great material adversity.

CUNNING, n. The faculty that distinguishes a weak animal or person from a strong one. It brings its possessor much mental satisfaction and great material adversity. An Italian proverb says: 'The furrier gets the skins of more foxes than asses.'

Cunning and treachery are the offspring of incapacity. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

is the simplicity by which knaves generally outwit themselves.

Cunning.-The simplicity by which knaves generally outwit themselves.

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