Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
OTTO VON BISMARCKLaws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
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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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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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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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Great men have great dogs.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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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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A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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