Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
Diplomacy is the art of ...
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Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.
A man only learns by two things; one is reading and the other is association with smarter people.