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Shallow artifice begets suspicion, And like a cobweb veil, but thinly shades The face of thy design, alone disguising What should have ne'er been seen, imperfect mischief. - William Congreve Nature is mighty. Art is mighty. Artifice is weak. For nature is the work of a mightier power than man. Art is the work of man under the guidance and inspiration of a mightier power. Artifice is the work of mere man, in the imbecility of his mimic understanding. - Augustus William Hare It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men. - Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld The ordinary employment of artifice is the mark of a petty mind; and it almost always happens that he who uses it to cover himself in one place uncovers himself in another. - Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld To know to dissemble is the knowledge of kings. - Armand Jean du Plessis Duc de Richelieu Artifice is allowable in deceiving a rival; we may employ everything against our enemies. [Lat., Pour tromper un rival l'artifice est permis; On peut tout employer contre ses ennemis.] - Armand Jean du Plessis Duc de Richelieu, Les Tuileries
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