"Speech was given to man to disguise his…" — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
"Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts."
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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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More Disguise Quotes
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Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.
— Margaret Atwood
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Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
— Ambrose Bierce
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Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies.…
— Jean Cocteau
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Many of our problems are blessings in disguise.
— O. Leslie Stone
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Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
— William Penn
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Every day I see Jesus Christ in all his distressing disguises.
— Mother Teresa
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The proverb says, "Born lucky, always lucky," and I am very superstitious. As a small boy I was notoriously lucky.…
— Mark Twain
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If mankind is to profit freely from the small and sporadic crop of the heroically gifted it produces, it will…
— Wilfred Trotter
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I was born into no true class and it was my decision early in life to insinuate myself into the…
— John Cheever
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It may be a blessing in disguise...Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to…
— Pat Robertson
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Angels light the way. Angels do not begrudge anyone anything, angels do not tear down, angels do not compete, angels…
— Marianne Williamson
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Yes, I'm nervous. You'll find in time most people are. They simply learn better how to disguise it, and sometimes,…
— Gregory Maguire
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