Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
OTTO VON BISMARCKWhoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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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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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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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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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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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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Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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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.
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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.
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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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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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