Quotes about Cunning
He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
— Proverbs 24:8
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
— Matthew 10:16
I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
— 2 Corinthians 11:3
Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.
— 2 Corinthians 12:16
Folks make a terrible mistake when they put themselves in the devil's company and think they can outwit him. He's crafty and wants to eat you alive.
— Tracie Peterson
Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
— Euripides
A Secret of the warrior-heart of Jesus. Second, a warrior is cunning. He knows when to fight and when to run; he can sense a trap and never charges blindly ahead;
— John Eldredge
There is a life you can love, but it takes courage, perseverance, and a little cunning to get there. It takes a warrior.
— John Eldredge
Be as wise as a fox. Be as harmless as a dove.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The more intelligent and cultured a man is, the more subtly he can humbug himself.
— Carl Jung
There never were greed and cunning in the world yet, that did not do too much, and overreach themselves. It is as certain as death.
— Charles Dickens
although Sydney Carton would never be a lion, he was an amazingly good jackal,
— Charles Dickens