I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep.

Quote by Charles M De Talleyrand

Topics: Army Quotes

A diplomat who says yes means maybe, a diplomat who says maybe means no, and...

A diplomat who says yes means maybe, a diplomat who says maybe means no, and...

There is one body that knows more than anybody, and that is everybody

There is one body that knows more than anybody, and that is everybody

It is the beginning of the end

It is the beginning of the end

The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and...

The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and...

A married man with a family will do anything for money.

A married man with a family will do anything for money.

War is much too serious a thing to be left to military men

War is much too serious a thing to be left to military men

Since the masses are always eager to believe something, for their benefit nothing is so...

Since the masses are always eager to believe something, for their benefit nothing is so...

Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.

Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.

Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great...

Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great...

More negatives write than call. It's a cheap shot for me to go on the...

More negatives write than call. It's a cheap shot for me to go on the...

The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the...

Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the...

Behind all their personal vanity, women themselves always have an impersonal contempt for woman.

Behind all their personal vanity, women themselves always have an impersonal contempt for woman.

I grew up to have my father's looks, my father's speech patterns, my father's posture,...

I grew up to have my father's looks, my father's speech patterns, my father's posture,...

Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves...

Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves...

To me all men are equal: there are jackasses everywhere, and I have the same...

To me all men are equal: there are jackasses everywhere, and I have the same...

To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for being treated with...

To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for being treated with...

Great art is the contempt of a great man for small art.

Great art is the contempt of a great man for small art.

A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear,...

A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear,...

Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and...

Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and...

Queen Guenever, for whom I make here a little mention, that while she lived she...

Queen Guenever, for whom I make here a little mention, that while she lived she...