Phrase by 'Charles Maurice de Talleyrand'

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

Author: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand - French Diplomat


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.

Author: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand - French Diplomat
  Too Much , Woman , She , Bold


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

Author: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand - French Diplomat
  Love , Man , Great , Hero


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

Author: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand - French Diplomat
  Like , Man , Reputation , Shadow


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

Author: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand - French Diplomat
  Art , Inevitable , Occurrence , Foresee


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

Author: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand - French Diplomat
  War , Serious , Men , Military


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

Author: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand - French Diplomat
  You , Like , Reputation , Shadow


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

Author: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand - French Diplomat
  I Am , Sheep , Army , Lion


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.

Author: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand - French Diplomat
  World , Man , Fool , Succeed


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

Author: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand - French Diplomat
  Me , Day , Every Day , Dinner


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