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A diplomat these days is nothing but a head-waiter who's allowed to sit down occasionally.
A diplomat these days is nothing but a head-waiter who's allowed to sit down occasionally.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DIPLOMACY, n. Lying in state, or the patriotic art of lying for one's country.
DIPLOMACY, n. Lying in state, or the patriotic art of lying for one's country.
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 to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.
Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.
