Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord Quotes
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Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Love is a reality which is born in the fairy region of romance.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
He who has not lived during the years around 1789 can not know what is meant by the pleasure of life.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Whoever did not live in the years neighboring 1789 does not know what the pleasure of living means.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
I know where there is more wisdom than is found in Napoleon, Voltaire, or all the ministers present and to come — in public opinion.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Of Napoleon's death:
It is not an event, it is an item of news.Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Of the battle of Borodino, 1812:
It is the beginning of the end.Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Society is divided into two classes: the fleecers and the fleeced.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
You do not play then at whist, sir! Alas, what a sad old age you are preparing for yourself!
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Of the Bourbons:
They have learned nothing, and forgotten nothing.Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Women sometimes forgive a man who forces the opportunity, but never a man who misses one.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
