Diplomacy Quotes and Sayings

The gateway to compromise is not war, yet communication and diplomacy.

To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.

When diplomacy ends, War begins.
– Adolf Hitler

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
– Sun Tzu

A diplomat thinks twice before saying nothing.

Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way.
– Daniele Vare

Diplomacy is the art of saying “Nice Doggie” until you can find a rock.
– Will Rogers

Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.
– Winston Churchill

Tact – is a weapon of mass harmonization; it brings men of war into terms where guns have failed to yield a single grain of victory.

Diplomacy and virtue do not make easy companions.
– Iain Pears

I observe and remain silent.
– Elizabeth I Tudor

Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment.
– Mario Puzo

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

If you need something from somebody always give that person a way to hand it to you.
– Sue Monk Kidd

He who has learned to disagree without being disagreeable has discovered the most valuable secret of a diplomat.
– Robert Estabrook