"Viekas ja viisas kun vanaha kettu. (Ähtäri) (KVL)"

"Cunning is only the mimic of discretion, and may pass upon weak men in the same manner as vivacity is often mistaken …"

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

"We take cunning for a sinister or crooked wisdom. And certainly there is a great difference, between a cunning man, a…"

"And because these cunning men, are like haberdashers of small wares, it is not amiss to set forth their shop."

"CUNNING, n. The faculty that distinguishes a weak animal or person from a strong one. It brings its possessor much me…"

"The weak in courage is strong in cunning."

"At the same time that I think discretion the most useful talent a man can be master of, I look upon cunning to be the…"

"Cold & cunning come from the north: But cunning sans wisdom is nothing worth."

"Wisdom and truth, the offspring of the sky, are immortal; while cunning and deception, the meteors of the earth, afte…"