Knaves Quotes - Page 6

• Knaves will come and knaves will go.

  James Cook

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• When Knaves betray each other, one can scarce be blamed or the other pitied.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Betray, Poor Richard, Scarce

  Benjamin Franklin (2013). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.22, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• To conquer demons, first conquer your mind. When the mind is subdued, demons withdraw obediently. To control knaves, first control your own mood. When your mood is balanced, scoundrels cannot get at you.

  Zicheng Hong

  Mind, Taoism, Firsts

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• To get rid of villains and knaves, it is necessary to give them a way out. If you don't give them any leeway at all, they will be like trapped rats. If every way out is closed to them, they will chew up everything good.

  Zicheng Hong

  Giving, Taoism, Rats

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• Of all knaves the religious knave is the worst.

  Franklin Pierce

  Religious, Worst

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