Now is the time
Now is the time for guts and guile. Elizabeth Taylor
Guile
When a teacher of
When a teacher of the future comes to point out to the youth of America how the highest rewards of intellect and devotion can be gained, he may say to them, not by subtlety and intrigue; not by wire pulling and demagoguery; not by the arts of popularity; not by skill and shiftiness in following … Read more
What man so wise,
What man so wise, what earthly wit so ware, As to descry the crafty cunning train, By which deceit doth mask in visor fair, And cast her colours dyed deep in grain, To seem like truth, whose shape she well can feign, And fitting gestures to her purpose frame, The guiltless man with guile to … Read more
The most dangerous physicians
The most dangerous physicians are those born actors who imitate born physicians with a perfectly deceptive guile. Friedrich Nietzsche
Of course I’m trying
Of course I’m trying to trick you! That’s the way of the world, Baudelaires. Everyone runs around with their secrets and their schemes, trying to outwit everyone else. Daniel Handler
From one point of
From one point of view we can say that we have human bodies and are practicing the Buddha’s teachings and are thus much better than insects. But we can also say that insects are innocent and free from guile, where as we often lie and misrepresent ourselves in devious ways in order to achieve our … Read more
Love is a choice
Love is a choice — not simply, or necessarily, a rational choice, but rather a willingness to be present to others without pretense or guile. Carter Heyward
He was a foe
He was a foe without hate; a friend without treachery; a soldier without cruelty; a victor without oppression, and a victim without murmuring. He was a public officer without vices; a private citizen without wrong; a neighbor without reproach; a Christian without hypocrisy, and a man without guile. He was a Caesar, without his ambition; … Read more
Full of wiles, full
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men. Aristophanes
Elephants are highly emotional.
Elephants are highly emotional. Whatever they are feeling, they let it out immediately, and the histrionics are over and forgotten in a moment, lasting no longer than the cloud formations that are constantly coming apart and re-forming overhead. There is no guile in pachyderms. Alex Shoumatoff