All Klemens von Metternich Quotes
- It is useless to close the gates against ideas; they overlap them. Close
- When Paris sneezes, Europe catches cold. Catches
- The men who make history have not time to write it. History
- The events which can not be prevented, must be directed. Directed
- The obvious is always least understood. Brainstorming
- Men like M. de Talleyrand are like sharp instruments with which it is dangerous to play. Dangerous
- Italy is a geographical expression. Expression
- When Paris has a cold, all Europe sneezes. All
- I have never feared that the revolution would be engendered by the universities; but that at them a whole generation of revolutionaries must be formed,… All
- Error has never approached my spirit. Approached
- The word 'Italy' is a geographical expression, a description which is useful shorthand, but has none of the political significance the efforts of the revolutionary… Danger
- Italy is only a geographical expression. Expression
- I came into the world either too early or too late; at present, I am good for nothing. Came
- Any plan conceived in moderation must fail when the circumstances are set in extremes. Any
- Stability is not immobility. Immobility