Earthly majesty is always akin to the fallen angel, who is proud and unhappy, beautiful but troubled, and whose plans and efforts,… — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
Revolutions in Prussia are started by kings, and since it is a revolution, it is better to start it ourselves than to… — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world; and it is the fear of God, which lets us love and… — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
Your map of Africa is really quite nice. But my map of Africa lies in Europe. Here is Russia, and here... is… — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
Politics is not a science, as the professors are apt to suppose. It is an art. — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
Not even the King himself has the right to subordinate the interests of his country to his own feelings of love or… — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
One can put some trust in the gratitude of a sovereign, and also in that of his family; under certain conditions, one can even… — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others. — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
Earthly majesty is always akin to the fallen angel, who is proud and unhappy, beautiful but troubled, and whose plans and efforts, though vast,… — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
“The Balkans aren't worth the life of a single Pomeranian grenadier.” — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
The government should cultivate the view also among the propertyless classes of the population, those who are the most numerous and the least educated,… — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness. — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice. — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
Fools you are who say you like to learn from your mistakes. I prefer to learn from the mistakes of others, and avoid the… — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
“Verfallen wir nicht in den Fehler, bei jedem Andersmeinenden entweder an seinem Verständnis oder an seinem guten Willen zu zweifeln.” — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
