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Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing.
Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing.
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.
Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.
Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.
The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy--give one and take ten.
The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy--give one and take ten.
Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way.
Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way.
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.
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.
All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means.
All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means.
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.
