The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
OTTO VON BISMARCKOnly a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Great men have great dogs.
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Politics ruins the character.
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