Cunning Quote by Francis Bacon

Being wise doth either make men our friends or discourage them from being our enemies.

— George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax

Every man wishes to be wise, and they who cannot be wise are almost always cunning.

— Samuel Johnson

Cunning is only the mimic of discretion, and may pass upon weak men in the same manner as vivacity is often mistaken for wit,…

— Joseph Addison

The wise man draws more advantage from his enemies than the fool from his friends

— Benjamin Franklin

The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.

— Epicurus

Wise men have but few confidants, and cunning ones none.

— Josh Billings

Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.

— Cato the Younger

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.

— Anatole France

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool..

— William Shakespeare

Nothing is more unworthy of a wise man, or ought to trouble him more, than to have allowed more time for trifling, and useless…

— Plato

The more pity, that fools may not speak wisely what wise men do foolishly.

— William Shakespeare

Judgment of the people is often wiser than the wisest men.

— Lajos Kossuth