You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.
Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.
Modern diplomats approach every problem with an open mouth.
Modern diplomats approach every problem with an open mouth.
A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.
A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.
Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way.
Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way.
A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol.
A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol.
I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget.
I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget.
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.
Diplomacy is a disguised war, in which states seek to gain by barter and intrigue, by the cleverness of arts, read more
Diplomacy is a disguised war, in which states seek to gain by barter and intrigue, by the cleverness of arts, the objectives which they would have to gain more clumsily by means of war.
A diplomat is a man who remembers a lady's birthday but forgets her age.
A diplomat is a man who remembers a lady's birthday but forgets her age.