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Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men...

Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about state, man, nothing

The terrorists are fighting freedom with all their cunning and cruelty because freedom is their greatest fear - and they should be afraid, because freedom is on the march.

Quote by George W. Bush about cruelty, fear

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called...

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about rightness, justice, knowledge, wisdom

In saying what is obvious, never choose cunning. Yelling...

In saying what is obvious, never choose cunning. Yelling works better.

Quote by Cynthia Ozick

Happy people are ignoramuses and glory is nothing else...

Happy people are ignoramuses and glory is nothing else but success, and to achieve it one only has to be cunning.

Quote by Mikhail Lermontov about happiness, glory, nothing, people

Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.

Quote by George Seferis about action, proudness, end, egoism, things, man

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