With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
OTTO VON BISMARCKI have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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Politics ruins the character.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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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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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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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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History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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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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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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