He who walks in the middle of the road gets hit from both sides.

He who walks in the middle of the road gets hit from both sides.

... the patriotic art of lying for one's country.

... the patriotic art of lying for one's country.

DIPLOMACY, n. Lying in state, or the patriotic art of lying for one's country.

DIPLOMACY, n. Lying in state, or the patriotic art of lying for one's country.

Conferences at the top level are always courteous. Name-calling is left to the foreign ministers.

Conferences at the top level are always courteous. Name-calling is left to the foreign ministers.

American diplomacy is easy on the brain but hell on the feet.

American diplomacy is easy on the brain but hell on the feet.

Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right things at the right time, it is avoiding saying or doing read more

Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right things at the right time, it is avoiding saying or doing the wrong things at any time.

Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.

Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.

Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way.

Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way.

A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.

A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.