"I know where there is more wisdom than……" — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
"I know where there is more wisdom than is found in Napoleon, Voltaire, or all the ministers present and to come - in public opinion."
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
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36 Quotes by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
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Suave molecules of Mocha stir up your blood, without causing excess heat; the organ of thought receives from it a…
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Espresso is to Italy, what champagne is to France.
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Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.
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Speech has been given to man to disguise his thoughts.
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In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily.
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It is not an event; it is a piece of news.
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War is much too serious a thing to be left to military men.
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In a novel, the author gives the leading character intelligence and distinction. Fate goes to less trouble: mediocrities play a…
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There are many people who have the gift, or failing, of never understanding themselves. I have been unlucky enough, or…
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Mistrust first impulses; they are nearly always good.
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The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence.
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To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fool,…
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