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QUOTES AND APHORISMS ON CUNNING
The weak in courage is strong in cunning.
William Blake (1757-1827, British poet, painter)
With foxes we must play the fox.
Thomas Fuller (1608-1661, British clergyman, author)
A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others.
Jean De La Bruyere (1645-1696, French classical writer)
Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.
Lao-Tzu (BC 600-?, Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism)
The fly that does not want to be swatted is safest if it sits on the fly-swat.
Georg C. Lichtenberg (1742-1799, German physicist, satirist)
Cunning is superior to strength.
Bahamian Proverb
The greatest cunning is to have none at all.
Carl Sandburg (1878-1967, American poet)
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