"Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and……" — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
"Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters."
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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…
- Espresso is to Italy, what champagne is to France.
- Speech has been given to man to disguise his thoughts.
- In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily.
- It is not an event; it is a piece of news.
- War is much too serious a thing to be left to military men.
- In a novel, the author gives the leading character intelligence and distinction. Fate goes to less trouble: mediocrities play a…
- There are many people who have the gift, or failing, of never understanding themselves. I have been unlucky enough, or…
- Mistrust first impulses; they are nearly always good.
- The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence.
- To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fool,…
- I found there a country with thirty-two religions and only one sauce.