Modern diplomats approach every problem with an open mouth.

Modern diplomats approach every problem with an open mouth.

All war represents a failure of diplomacy

All war represents a failure of diplomacy

Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way.

Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way.

International arbitration may be defined as the substitution of many burning questions for a smouldering one.

International arbitration may be defined as the substitution of many burning questions for a smouldering one.

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.

Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing.

Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

If you can't go around it, over it, or through it, you had better negotiate with it

If you can't go around it, over it, or through it, you had better negotiate with it

I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget.

I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget.