Hounds follow those who feed them.
OTTO VON BISMARCKBe polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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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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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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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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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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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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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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