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Man Quotes by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
- Speech has been given to man to disguise his thoughts.
- 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 woman will sometimes forgive the man who tries to seduce her, but never the man who misses an opportunity when offered.
- Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man.
- A married man with a family will do anything for money.
- The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows.
- What clever man has ever needed to commit a crime? Crime is the last resort of political half-wits.
- Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
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