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La Rochefoucauld 245: There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one's ability.
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There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one's ability. ["You have accomplished a great stroke in diplomacy when you have made others think that you have only very average abilities."--La Bruyere.]
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François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims (1665) · laroch_245
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- same section → La Rochefoucauld 254: Humility is often a feigned submission which we employ to supplant others.
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