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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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Science is properly more scrupulous than dogma. Dogma gives a charter to mistake, but the very breath of science is a contest with mistake, and must keep the conscience alive. – George Eliot

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You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know. – George Eliot

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Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty. – George Eliot

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We are the greatest power in the world. If we behave like it. – Walt W. Rostow

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Diplomat: A person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip. – Caskie Stinett, Out of the Red, 1960

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

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

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