Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
OTTO VON BISMARCKI have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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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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Politics ruins the character.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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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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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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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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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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