Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Quotes
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Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
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Author Details:
Type:
Diplomat Quotes
Category:
French Diplomat Quotes
Date of Birth:
February 2, 1754
Date of Death:
May 17, 1838
Nationality:
French
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Select Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Quotations:
If we go on explaining we shall cease to understand one another.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
Without freedom of the press, there can be no representative government.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
War is much too serious a thing to be left to military men.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fool, than to discover who is a clever man.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
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All Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Quotations:
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Black as the devil, hot as...
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If we go on explaining we...
Love of glory can only create...
Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought...
Mistrust first impulses; they are nearly...
Ones reputation is like a shadow...
She is such a good friend...
Show me another pleasure like dinner...
Since the masses are always eager...
Speech was given to man to...
The art of statesmanship is to...
The bold defiance of a woman...
The reputation of a man is...
To succeed in the world, it...
Too much sensibility creates unhappiness and...
War is much too serious a...
What clever man has ever needed...
Without freedom of the press, there...
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