Those who have the most cunning affect all their lives to condemn cunning; that they may make use of it on some… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Wealth: A cunning device of Fate whereby men are made captive, and burdened with responsibilites from which only Death can file their… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
Many are the marvels of God's Creation, but none so marvelous as man. Or so cunning, for good or ill. — S.M. Stirling Copy Share Image
Cunning is neither the consequence of sense, nor does it give sense. A proof that it is not sense, is that cunning… — Horace Walpole Copy Share Image
The Fall of the House of Zeus is a riveting American saga of ambition, cunning, greed, corruption, high life and low life… — Tom Brokaw Copy Share Image
One man may be more cunning than another, but no one can be more cunning than all the world. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Prayer is not the cunning art of using God, subjecting Him to one's selfish ends in an effort to get out of… — F. Huegel Copy Share Image
It occurred to Dr. Lecter in the moment that with all his knowledge and intrusion, he could never entirely predict her, or… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
It's those changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes nothing remains quite the same. With all of our running and all of our… — Jimmy Buffett Copy Share Image
Hocus was an old cunning attorney. The words of consecration, "Hoc est corpus," were travestied into a nickname for jugglery, as "Hocus-pocus."… — John Arbuthnot Copy Share Image
Roguery is thought by some to be cunning and laughable: it is neither; it is devilish. — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
The most sure method of subjecting yourself to be deceived is to consider yourself more cunning than others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
I have known several persons of great fame for wisdom in public affairs and councils governed by foolish servants. I have known… — Horace Walpole Copy Share Image
But by accident, not by cunning calculation, books, because of their weight and texture, and because of their sweetly token resistance to… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“I suggest to you, late or not late, the moment you have discovered that the mission of someone is to pee on… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Thou shalt understand that it is a science most profitable, and passing all other sciences, for to learn to die. For a… — Henry Suso Copy Share Image
Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in… — Francis Beaumont Copy Share Image
Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as… — Giorgos Seferis Copy Share Image
I love the Mexican people; I respect the Mexican leaders - but the leaders are much sharper, smarter and more cunning than… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
So if you're not Artemis Fowl, then who are you?" The boy extended a dripping hand straight up. "My name is Orion.… — Eoin Colfer Copy Share Image
The need always to lie and always to avoid the truth stripped everyone of what Custine called 'the two greatest gifts of… — Theodore Dalrymple Copy Share Image
It is a matter of common knowledge that the government of South Carolina is under domination of a small ring of cunning,… — Strom Thurmond Copy Share Image
Imagine a person, tall, lean and feline, high-shouldered, with a brow like Shakespeare and a face like Satan, a close-shaven skull, and… — Sax Rohmer Copy Share Image
