Consumed Quote by Rumi

Do not envy those who seem to be naturally gifted; it is often a curse, as such types rarely learn the value of diligence…

— Robert Greene

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.

— William Hazlitt

It has always been more difficult for a man to keep than to get; for, in the one case, fortune aids, which often assists…

— Giambattista Basile

Cunning has effect from the credulity of others, rather than from the abilities of those who are cunning. It requires no extraordinary talents to…

— Samuel Johnson

When the rich and well-established, who should be generous, are instead spiteful and cruel, they make their behavior wretched and base in spite of…

— Zicheng Hong

Ambitious men spend their youth in rendering themselves worthy of patronage; it is their great mistake. While the foolish creatures are laying in stores…

— Honore de Balzac

The whole power of cunning is privative; to say nothing, and to do nothing , is the utmost of its reach. Yet men, thus…

— Samuel Johnson

Those who have the most cunning affect all their lives to condemn cunning; that they may make use of it on some great occasion,…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“We who are born poor have to use cunning to get what we want. Scruples are for the privileged.”

— Ken Follett

Riches, in the hands of a man that is wise and generous, are good for something, but in the hands of a sordid, sneaking,…

— Matthew Henry

Riches, though they may reward virtues, yet they cannot cause them; he is much more noble who deserves a benefit than he who bestows…

— Owen Feltham

The passion of acquiring riches in order to support a vain expense corrupts the purest souls.

— Francois Fenelon