Quotes by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

French statesman

Lived from: 1754 - 1838

Category: Politics Country: France

Born: 2 february 1754 Died: 17 may 1838

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

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

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

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

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• She is such a good friend that she would throw all her acquaintances into the water for the pleasure of fishing them out again.

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• Speech has been given to man to disguise his thoughts.

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

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Subjects in these quotes:

• inconsiderable
• acquaintances
• insensibility
• unhappiness
• pleasure
• disguise

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