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Stratagem Quotes

Stratagem Definition

In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
Virgil

One way of looking at speech is to say it is a constant stratagem to cover nakedness.
Harold Pinter

The Indians, I was now speaking of, were not content with the common Enemies that lessen and destroy their Country-men, but invented an infallible Stratagem to purge their Tribe, and reduce their Multitude into far less Numbers.
John Lawson

The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves; and this of course is to be effected by stratagem.
Washington Irving

The Unhappy may, possibly, by indulging Thought, hit on some lucky Stratagem for the Relief of his Misfortunes, and the Happy may be infinitely more so by contemplating on his Condition.
Eliza Haywood

To read of a detective's daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy.
Rex Stout

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