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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Quotes

French - Diplomat | February 2, 1754 - May 17, 1838

Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Love Sweet Angel Black Hell Devil

The bold defiance of a woman is the certain sign of her shame, - when she has once ceased to blush, it is because she has too much to blush for.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Woman Bold Too Much Blush Shame She

The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Man Shadow Reputation Him Like His

I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Lion I Am Army Sheep More Afraid

Without freedom of the press, there can be no representative government.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Freedom Government Without Press

Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Love Great Hero Man Great Man Glory

Since the masses are always eager to believe something, for their benefit nothing is so easy to arrange as facts.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Believe Facts Easy Nothing Always

Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Man Thoughts Speech Disguise His

If we go on explaining we shall cease to understand one another.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Go Understand Explaining Shall Cease

The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Art Inevitable Foresee Statesmanship

Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Shadow Reputation You Like Follows

What clever man has ever needed to commit a crime? Crime is the last resort of political half-wits.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Man Political Crime Clever Last

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