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> [I came into the world either too early or too late; at present, I am good for nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klemens-von-metternich/i-came-into-the-world-either-too-early-or-too-late-at-present-i-am/)

[Klemens von Metternich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klemens-von-metternich/)

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## More by Klemens von Metternich

> [The events which can not be prevented, must be directed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klemens-von-metternich/the-events-which-can-not-be-prevented-must-be-directed/)

[Klemens von Metternich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klemens-von-metternich/)

> [When Paris sneezes, Europe catches a cold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klemens-von-metternich/when-paris-sneezes-europe-catches-a-cold/)

[Klemens von Metternich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klemens-von-metternich/)

> [Stability is not immobility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klemens-von-metternich/stability-is-not-immobility/)

[Klemens von Metternich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klemens-von-metternich/)

> [Error has never approached my spirit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klemens-von-metternich/error-has-never-approached-my-spirit/)

[Klemens von Metternich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klemens-von-metternich/)

> [It is useless to close the gates against ideas; they overlap them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klemens-von-metternich/it-is-useless-to-close-the-gates-against-ideas-they-overlap-them/)

[Klemens von Metternich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klemens-von-metternich/)

> [Men like M. de Talleyrand are like sharp instruments with which it is dangerous to play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klemens-von-metternich/men-like-m-de-talleyrand-are-like-sharp-instruments-with-which-it-is/)

[Klemens von Metternich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klemens-von-metternich/)

> [I have never feared that the revolution would be engendered by the universities; but that at them a whole generation of revolutionaries must be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klemens-von-metternich/i-have-never-feared-that-the-revolution-would-be-engendered-by-the/)

[Klemens von Metternich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klemens-von-metternich/)

> [When France sneezes, all of Europe catches cold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klemens-von-metternich/when-france-sneezes-all-of-europe-catches-cold/)

[Klemens von Metternich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klemens-von-metternich/)

> [In Europe democracy is a falsehood. I do not know where it will end, but it cannot end in a quiet old age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klemens-von-metternich/in-europe-democracy-is-a-falsehood-i-do-not-know-where-it-will-end/)

[Klemens von Metternich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klemens-von-metternich/)

> [Any plan conceived in moderation must fail when the circumstances are set in extremes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klemens-von-metternich/any-plan-conceived-in-moderation-must-fail-when-the-circumstances-are/)

[Klemens von Metternich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klemens-von-metternich/)

> [When Paris has a cold, all Europe sneezes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klemens-von-metternich/when-paris-has-a-cold-all-europe-sneezes/)

[Klemens von Metternich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klemens-von-metternich/)

> [The word 'Italy' is a geographical expression, a description which is useful shorthand, but has none of the political significance the efforts of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klemens-von-metternich/the-word-italy-is-a-geographical-expression-a-description-which-is/)

[Klemens von Metternich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klemens-von-metternich/)

> [The obvious is always least understood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klemens-von-metternich/the-obvious-is-always-least-understood/)

[Klemens von Metternich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klemens-von-metternich/)

> [Ten million ignorances do not constitute one knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klemens-von-metternich/ten-million-ignorances-do-not-constitute-one-knowledge/)

[Klemens von Metternich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klemens-von-metternich/)

> [The word 'freedom' means for me not a point of departure but a genuine point of arrival. The point of departure is defined by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klemens-von-metternich/the-word-freedom-means-for-me-not-a-point-of-departure-but-a-genuine/)

[Klemens von Metternich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klemens-von-metternich/)

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