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Talleyrand Quotations

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Quote Left Black as the devil, Hot as hell, Pure as an angel, Sweet as love. Quote Right
Quote Left Too much sensibility creates unhappiness too much insensibility leads to crime. Quote Right
Quote Left The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows. Quote Right
Quote Left A court is an assembly of noble and distinguished beggars. Quote Right
Quote Left Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows. Quote Right
Quote Left Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man. Quote Right
Quote Left In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily. Quote Right
Quote Left She is such a good friend that she would throw all her acquaintances into the water for the pleasure of fishing them out again. Quote Right
Quote Left To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fool, than to discover who is a clever man. Quote Right
Quote Left A married man with a family will do anything for money. Quote Right

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