There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one: keep from telling their happiness to the read more

There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one: keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy

I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget.

I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget.

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 war represents a failure of diplomacy

All war represents a failure of diplomacy

Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.

Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.

This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whims.

This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whims.

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.

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

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.