Don’t be eager!
Talleyrand · The source reads: “[To a young diplomat:] Don’t be eager!” · Advice to a young diplomat
Talleyrand: French statesman who served every regime from Louis XVI to Louis-Philippe, 1754 to 1838.
Talleyrand · The source reads: “[To a young diplomat:] Don’t be eager!” · Advice to a young diplomat
Attributed to Talleyrand · The source reads: “[Of the Bourbons:] They have learned nothing, and forgotten nothing.” · Of the Bourbons
Talleyrand · The source reads: “Voilá le commencement de la fin. This is the beginning of the end.”
Talleyrand · The source reads: “Quelle triste vieillesse vous vous prèparez. What a sad old age you are preparing for yourself.”
Talleyrand · The source reads: “[Of the battle of Borodino, 1812:] It is the beginning of the end.” · Of the battle of Borodino, 1812
Attributed to Talleyrand · Attributed
Talleyrand · The source reads: “Surtout, Messieurs, point de zéle. Above all, gentlemen, not the slightest zeal.”
Attributed to Talleyrand · Attributed
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