Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
OTTO VON BISMARCKLove is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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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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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Great men have great dogs.
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Politics ruins the character.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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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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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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