What clever man has ever needed to commit a crime? crime is the last resort of political half-wits. — Charles De Talleyrand Perigord
Too much sensibility creates unhappiness and too much insensibility creates crime. — Charles De Talleyrand Perigord
To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration — Charles De Talleyrand Perigord
The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows. — Charles De Talleyrand Perigord
Without freedom of the press, there can be no representative government. — Charles De Talleyrand Perigord
The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence. — Charles De Talleyrand Perigord
Since the masses are always eager to believe something, for their benefit nothing is so easy to arrange as facts. — Charles De Talleyrand Perigord
Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour. — Charles De Talleyrand Perigord
Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows. — Charles De Talleyrand Perigord
Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters. — Charles De Talleyrand Perigord
Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man. — Charles De Talleyrand Perigord
I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep. — Charles De Talleyrand Perigord
