All Otto von Bismarck Quotes
- Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war. Anyone
- The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood. Blood
- There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America. America
- Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness. Declaration
- When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice. Approval
- When you want to fool the world, tell the truth. Fool
- The main thing is to make history, not to write it. History
- Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made. Better
- People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election. Clever
- Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Been
- The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia. Good
- Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression. Europe
- With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half. Behavior
- A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling. Calling
- A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment. Events
- An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts. Appeal
- To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making. Law
- I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring. Emperor
- Politics is not an exact science. Exact
- Politics ruins the character. Adversity
- The less people know about how sausages and laws are made, the better they'll sleep at night Better
- Our German forefathers had a very kind religion. They believed that, after death, they would meet again all the good dogs that had been their… All
- Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice. Blind
- A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success. Compassion
- One can put some trust in the gratitude of a sovereign, and also in that of his family; under certain conditions, one can even rely… Certain