"Those who have the most cunning affect..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Those who have the most cunning affect all their lives to condemn cunning; that they may make use of it on some great occasion, and to some great end.
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“When the heart is still disturbed by the relics of a passion it is proner to take up a new one than when wholly cured.”
“The ambitious deceive themselves in proposing an end to their ambition; that end, when attained, becomes a means.”
“What makes us so bitter against people who outwit us is that they think themselves cleverer than we are.”
More on Cunning
“Therefore, it is necessary to be a fox to discover the snares and a lion to terrify the wolves”
“Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.”
“Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.”
More on Hypocrisy
“The best bought-up children are those who have seen thier parents as they are. Hypocrisy is not the first duty of a parent.”
“For we have thought the longer thoughts And gone the shorter way. And we have danced to devils' tunes, Shivering home to pray; To serve one master in the night, Another in the day.”
“The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary.”