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.

Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie!" till you can find a rock.

Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie!" till you can find a rock.

All war represents a failure of diplomacy.

All war represents a failure of diplomacy.

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.

He who walks in the middle of the road gets hit from both sides.

He who walks in the middle of the road gets hit from both sides.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speak the truth, and they never believe me.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speak the truth, and they never believe me.

A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually read more

A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

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.