Charles Maurice De Talleyrand, (1754-1838), French Statesman Quotes
Never speak ill of yourself, your friends will always say enough on that subject.
One's reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows.
A court is an assembly of noble and distinguished beggars.
I am more afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion than an army of lions led by a sheep.
Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.
This is worse than a crime, it’s a blunder.
This is the beginning of the end.
Mistrust first impulses, they are always good.
Black as the devil,
Hot as hell,
Pure as an angel,
Sweet as love.
Black as the devil, Hot as hell, Pure as an angel, Sweet as love.