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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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But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope. – George Eliot

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No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence. – George Eliot

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Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. – Dean Acheson

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

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Diplomacy: The business of handling a porcupine without disturbing the quills. – Author Unknown

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Diplomats were invented simply to waste time. – David Lloyd George

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