Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Quotes

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

A court is an assembly of noble and distinguished beggars.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

NobleCourtAssemblyDistinguished

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.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

FoolManSucceedWorldCleverMore

Too much sensibility creates unhappiness and too much insensibility creates crime.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Too MuchCrimeUnhappinessMuchToo

Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

DayMeDinnerEvery DayPleasure

Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

MasterMastersMeritMethodsShould

Mistrust first impulses; they are nearly always good.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

GoodFirstAlwaysMistrustImpulses

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 Maurice de Talleyrand

GoodFriendWaterFishingSheOut

War is much too serious a thing to be left to military men.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

MenWarSeriousMilitaryLeftMuch

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