All Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Quotes
- Suave molecules of Mocha stir up your blood, without causing excess heat; the organ of thought receives from it a feeling of sympathy; work becomes… Afford
- Espresso is to Italy, what champagne is to France. Champagne
- Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters. However Inconsiderable
- Speech has been given to man to disguise his thoughts. Been
- In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily. Avoid
- It is not an event; it is a piece of news. Event
- War is much too serious a thing to be left to military men. Left
- In a novel, the author gives the leading character intelligence and distinction. Fate goes to less trouble: mediocrities play a part in great events simply… Author
- There are many people who have the gift, or failing, of never understanding themselves. I have been unlucky enough, or perhaps fortunate enough to have… Been
- Mistrust first impulses; they are nearly always good. Always Good
- The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence. Art
- 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… Clever
- I found there a country with thirty-two religions and only one sauce. Country
- Nothing succeeds so well as success. Inspirational
- Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour. Another Pleasure
- A woman will sometimes forgive the man who tries to seduce her, but never the man who misses an opportunity when offered. Forgive
- Those who did not live during the years close to 1789 do not know the pleasure of living. Close
- Regimes may fall and fail, but I do not. Fail
- Too much sensibility creates unhappiness and too much insensibility creates crime. Creates
- Without freedom of the press, there can be no representative government. Freedom
- Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man. Contempt
- The bold defiance of a woman is the certain sign of her shame, - when she has once ceased to blush, it is because she… Blush
- If we go on explaining we shall cease to understand one another. Cease
- An important art of politicians is to find new names for institutions which under old names have become odious to the public. Art
- Never speak ill of yourself, your friends will always say enough on that subject. Always Say