(23 quotes found)
“She is such a good friend that she would throw all her acquaintances into the water for the pleasure of fishing them out again”
Charles M. de Talleyrand
“In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily”
“I find that nonsense, at times, is singularly refreshing”
“Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.”
“I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep.”
“Black as the devil, Hot as hell, Pure as an angel, Sweet as love”
“A diplomat who says “yes” means “maybe", a diplomat who says “maybe" means “no”, and a diplomat who says “no” is no diplomat.”
“(America) A country with thirty religions and only one sauce”
“Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man.”
“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 clever man.”