Characteristics in the Manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims (1823) - Hazlitt, William

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people’s weaknesses.

William Hazlitt (1778-1830) English writer
Characteristics in the Manner of Rochefoucault’s Maxims (1823)

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