To be agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you already know.

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

The art of statemanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence.

They had learned nothing and forgotten nothing.

A diplomat who says “yes” means “maybe", a diplomat who says “maybe" means “no”, and a diplomat who says “no” is no diplomat.