Charles Maurice De Talleyrand
5 quotations
Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man.
I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep.
Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.
Too much sensibility creates unhappiness and too much insensibility creates crime.
Speech has been given to man to disguise his thoughts.