black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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.

Otto von Bismarck

Related Topics

Agree Carry Intention Practice Principle

Bagwalas

Popular Authors

Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

Fools Inspirational Learning Man Mistake Wise
The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

Country Politics Secret
Politics is not an exact science.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

Exact One Liner Politics Science
Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

Government House Nursery Politics
Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

Control Event Float Man Steer
Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

Country Expression Speak
A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

Design Execution Generosity Greatness Humanity Man Moderation Success
Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

Cure Evil Law Medicine
I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

Consideration Endeavor Evil Nation Spare Victory War
Politics are not a science based on logic; they are the capacity of always choosing at each instant, in constantly changing situations, the least harmful, the most useful.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

Change Choose Constant Instant Logic Politics Science Situation
A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

Beat Deal Follow Generation
The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

Blood Decision Iron Majority Question Settle Speech
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

Courtesy Declare Observe Polite Rule War
History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

History Paper Print Writing
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

Law Rule See
A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

Caution Freedom One Liner Peace

Copyright: 2020 - 2023 | Minimalist Quotes