Cunning Quotes

270 Cunning quotes by 216 unique authors

He tasted each one of them. The raw power and majesty of Wrath. The vast strength of Rhage. The burning, protective loyalty of Phury. The… — J R Ward
Without cunning, there is no innovation. Without ambition, there is no accomplishment. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
As naturally as the ruled always took the morality imposed upon them more seriously than did the rulers themselves, the deceived masses are today captivated… — Theodor Adorno
To avoid each other, their eyes had developed an amazing mobility with all the cunning of enemies fearful of meeting each other head on. — Guy de Maupassant
When you break the heart of the philosopher, you must apply great force and cunning strategy, but when the deed is completed, the heart lies… — Charles Baxter
What I could really use is an older man. A mentor. One who could tell me how things fit together. He would have asked me… — Erlend Loe
Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides: Who cover faults, at last shame them derides. — William Shakespeare
But evil is a cunning force. It can find the weakness in any man, even the bravest. [...] It only takes a single weak moment… — William Joyce
It is not true that fate slips silently into our lives. It steps in through the door that we have opened, and we invite it… — SÃ¡ndor MÃ¡rai
Picture this," said Magnus. "Me with a little monkey friend. I could teach him tricks. I could dress him in a cunning jacket. He could… — Cassandra Clare
I love enemies, though not in the Christian way. They amuse me, excite my blood. Being always on one’s guard, catching every glance, the significance… — Mikhail Lermontov
I will teach you to love death. I will empty you of grief and guilt and self-pity and fill you up with hate and cunning… — Rick Yancey
It occurred to Dr. Lecter in the moment that with all his knowledge and intrusion, he could never entirely predict her, or own her at… — Thomas Harris
Hope deceives more men than cunning does. — Luc de Clapiers
The miracle of man is not how far he has sunk but how magnificently he has risen. We are known among the stars by our… — Robert Ardrey
Why do some die and some live? The answer was clearly, that on the whole the best fitted live. From the effects of disease the… — Alfred Russel Wallace
Would I still feel this way on leaving the party tonight? Or would I find cunning ways to latch on to minor defects so they'd… — AndrÃ© Aciman
Dictators are allergic to reform, and they are cunning survivors. They will do whatever it takes to preserve their power and wealth, no matter how… — George Ayittey
To be without guile is to be free of deceit, cunning, hypocrisy, and dishonesty in thought or action. — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Nothing is more dreadful than private duels in America. The two adversaries attack each other like wild beasts. Then it is that they might well… — Jules Verne
Some animals are cunning and evil-disposed, as the fox; others, as the dog, are fierce, friendly, and fawning. Some are gentle and easily tamed, as… — Aristotle
Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom. — Plato
And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain, But… — Archilochus
These people being of a sharp and acute intellect, and gifted with a rich and powerful understanding, excel in whatever studies they pursue, and are… — Giraldus Cambrensis
The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others. — Pierre Charron

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