I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
OTTO VON BISMARCKI have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
OTTO VON BISMARCKPolitics is not an exact science.
OTTO VON BISMARCKBe polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
OTTO VON BISMARCKWhen 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 BISMARCKWhen you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
OTTO VON BISMARCKBeware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
OTTO VON BISMARCKIt is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
OTTO VON BISMARCKWhat we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
OTTO VON BISMARCKPolitics ruins the character.
OTTO VON BISMARCKAnyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
OTTO VON BISMARCKWe Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
OTTO VON BISMARCKNo civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
OTTO VON BISMARCKNothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
OTTO VON BISMARCK