Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: There are many...

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: There are many...

There are many people who have the gift, or failing, of never understanding themselves. I have been unlucky enough,...

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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: Only a man...

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: Only a man...

Only a man who has loved a woman of genius can appreciate what happiness there is in loving a...

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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: Mistrust first impulses;...

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: Mistrust first impulses;...

Mistrust first impulses; they are nearly always good.

Source: Sometimes attrib. to...

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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: A court is...

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: A court is...

A court is an assembly of noble and distinguished beggars.

Source: In Webster's...

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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: Love of glory...

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: Love of glory...

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

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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: To succeed in...

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: To succeed in...

To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fool, than to...

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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: Not too much...

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: Not too much...

Not too much zeal!

Source: Attributed.
-- Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, (Feb 13...

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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: Since the masses...

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: Since the masses...

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

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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: Too much sensibility...

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: Too much sensibility...

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

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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: One's reputation is...

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: One's reputation is...

One's reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it...

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