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Un diplomate, de nos jours, n'est qu'un maître d'hôtel qui a le droit de s'asseoir de temps à autre.
A diplomat these days is just a butler who is allowed to sit down from time to time.
A diplomat these days is nothing but a head waiter, who is allowed to sit occasionally.
Peter Ustinov Londres 1921 Romanoff and Juliet
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[…] Un diplomate qui s'amuse est moins dangereux qu'un diplomate qui travaille.
[…] A diplomat who is having fun is less dangerous than a diplomat who is working.
Georges de Porto-Riche Bordeaux 1849-Paris 1930 Le Passé, III, 7, François Fayard