59 Quotes by Charles Maurice De Talleyrand

A court is an assembly of noble and distinguished beggars.

Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows.

Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.

Beauty, devoid of grace, is a mere hook without the bait.

Speech has been given to man to disguise his thoughts.

The rich man despises those who flatter him too much, and hates those who do not flatter him at all.

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

It is not an event; it is a piece of news.

Those who did not live during the years close to 1789 do not know the pleasure of living.