"The daily employment of cunning marks a..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“When our hatred is violent, it sinks us even beneath those we hate.”

“It is impossible to love a second time what we have really ceased to love.”

“We do not wish ardently for what we desire only through reason.”

“Cunning is strength withheld.”

“The cunning man steals a horse, the wise man lets him alone.”

“It is often hard to determine whether a clear, open, and honorable proceeding is the result of goodness or of cunning.”

“To succeed in the other trades, capacity must be shown; in the law, concealment of it will do.”

“I, myself, have killed six people. All random, all undetected, no way to trace them to me. And, let me tell you, there's nothin' like it. It's a great feeling. Yeah, I know, you're thinking. 'Aw, he's a comedian. He's just sayin' that stuff.' Good. That's exactly what I want you to think.”

“We often do shallow good in order to accomplish evil with impunity.”