Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
OTTO VON BISMARCKPolitics is the art of the possible.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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Politics is not an exact science.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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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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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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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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I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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Government is cancerous in head and limbs;only its belly is sound, and the laws it excretes are the most strightforward shit in the world.
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