Genius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.

How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?

There can be no other criterion, no other standard than gold. Yes, gold which never changes, which can be shaped into ingots, bars, coins, which has no nationality and which is eternally and universally accepted as the unalterable fiduciary value par excellence.

I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.

Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.

Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.

Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.