Top 8 Charles Maurice De Talleyrand-Perigord Quotes
#1. Speech is the faculty by which men conceal their thoughts.
#2. Non-intervention is a metaphysical idea, indistinguishable in practice from intervention.
#3. - We're winning!
- Who is 'we', mon Prince?
- Not a word! I will tell you tomorrow.
#4. To be agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you already know.
#5. There are no principles, only events.
#6. A diplomat who says "yes" means "maybe", a diplomat who says "maybe" means "no", and a diplomat who says "no" is no diplomat.
#7. You can do anything you like with bayonets, except sit on them.
#8. They had learned nothing and forgotten nothing.