Don’t hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft! – Theodore Roosevelt
A diplomat is a man who thinks twice before he says nothing. – Edward Heath
Diplomacy and virtue do not make easy companions. – Iain Pears
Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop. – Charles de Gaulle
Tact is the ability to step on a man’s toes without messing up the shine on his shoes. – Harry S. Truman
Diplomacy is to do and say The nastiest thing in the nicest way. – Bisaac Goldberg
A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor’s throat without having his neighbor notice it. – Trygve Lie
In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid. – Lincoln Chafee
Diplomacy, of course, is a subtle and nuanced craft, so much so that it’s said that when the most wily diplomat of the nineteenth-century passed away, other diplomats asked, on reports of his death, “What do you suppose the old fox meant by that?” – Ronald Reagan
To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy. – Will Durant
When a diplomat says yes, he means perhaps; when he says perhaps, he means no; when he says no, he is no diplomat.
You’re in America now. Our idea of diplomacy is showing up with a gun in one hand and a sandwich in the other and asking which you’d prefer. – Jim Butcher
Diplomats were invented simply to waste time. – David Lloyd
When a diplomat says yes he means perhaps; when he says perhaps he means no; when he says no he is no diplomat.
I’m always diplomatic when heavily outnumbered by armed strangers. – S.M. Stirling
In order to be a diplomat, one must speak a number of languages, including doubletalk. – Carey Williams
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
In the end, the work of diplomats continues even while others fight. So, it’s not necessarily true that everyone needs to march. – David Brin
Conversation, like certain portions of the anatomy, always runs more smoothly when lubricated. – Marquis de Sade
What good is a smooth tongue without sharp teeth? – Jocelyn Murray
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