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

Quote by Charles M De Talleyrand

Topics: War Quotes

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.

Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.

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

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

It is the beginning of the end

It is the beginning of the end

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

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 no diplomacy like candor.

There is no diplomacy like candor.

I think if I had to do it over again, I'd do it the same...

I think if I had to do it over again, I'd do it the same...

We think it will be shortly afterwards, but it seems a terrible thing to gamble...

We think it will be shortly afterwards, but it seems a terrible thing to gamble...

If you can't go around it, over it, or through it, you had better negotiate...

If you can't go around it, over it, or through it, you had better negotiate...

A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor...

A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor...

All war represents a failure of diplomacy

All war represents a failure of diplomacy

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of...

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of...

Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in...

Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in...

All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means.

All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means.

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her...

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her...

I don't think that anybody should be ruling in or ruling out anything while we...

I don't think that anybody should be ruling in or ruling out anything while we...