“When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.”

When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.

The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.

Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.

I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.

A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.

There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.

A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.

A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.

Politics is the art of the possible.

An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.

People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.

No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.

A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.

Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.

I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.

I’m sorry, if you were right, I’d agree with you.

I’d rather argue against a hundred idiots, than have one agree with me.

Everybody shall be accepted no matter what they stand for, you are not always going to agree on their faith.

I wouldn’t be the man I am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago

If two people agree on everything, one of them is unnecessary.

If two people agree, one of them is unnecessary.

Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent’s pressure, and the temporary failures.