Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
OTTO VON BISMARCKPolitical judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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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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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
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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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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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