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Quote by George Eliot
To act with doubleness towards a man whose own conduct was double,

To act with doubleness towards a man whose own conduct was double, was so near an approach to virtue that it deserved to be called by no meaner name than diplomacy. – George Eliot

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Quarrel? Nonsense; we have not quarreled. If one is not to get into a rage sometimes, what is the good of being friends? – George Eliot

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Is it not rather what we expect in men, that they should have numerous strands of experience lying side by side and never compare them with each other? – George Eliot

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An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the commonwealth. – Henry Wotton, Reliquiæ Wottonianæ

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Diplomacy: The art of saying “nice doggie” until you can find a rock. – Wynn Catlin

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My advice to any diplomat who wants to have a good press is to have two or three kids and a dog. – Carl Rowan

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