Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand quotes and sayings page 2 (diplomat). These are the last 10 out of 20 quotes we have.
“The bold defiance of a woman is the certain sign of her shame, - when she has once ceased to blush, it is because she has too much to blush for.”
“If we go on explaining we shall cease to understand one another.”
“Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.”
“Too much sensibility creates unhappiness and too much insensibility creates crime.”
“A court is an assembly of noble and distinguished beggars.”
“Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows.”
“Mistrust first impulses; they are nearly always good.”
“War is much too serious a thing to be left to military men.”
“Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.”
“Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour.”
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Quotes Rating
No Ratings Yet