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Talleyrand 1754 - 1838 (84)

I am more afraid of an army of one hundred sheep led by a lion than an army of one hundred lions led by a sheep.


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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord ( 1754–1838), prince de Bénévent, then prince de Talleyrand, was a French bishop, politician and diplomat. Due to a lame leg, he was not able to pursue the military career that had originally been foreseen for him by his family. Instead he studied theology.