Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord Quotes

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Recipe for Coffee:
Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.

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
Of the Bourbons:
They have learned nothing, and forgotten nothing.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord