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Vanity is a mortgage that must be deducted from the value of a man.
Otto von Bismarck
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Otto von Bismarck
Age: 83 †
Born: 1815
Born: April 1
Died: 1898
Died: July 30
Diplomat
Jurist
Politician
Statesman
Otto Eduard Leopold
Prince of Bismarck
Duke of Lauenburg
Iron Chancellor
Otto von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Prince Bismarck
Bismarck
Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen Fürst von Bismarck
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Even the most favorable outcome of the war will never lead to the decomposition of the main forces of Russia, which is based on millions of Russian ... The latter, even if they break up international treaties, just as quickly re-connect with each other, like pieces of a particle of mercury.
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Let us put Germany, so to speak, in the saddle! you will see that she can ride.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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The most significant event of the 20th century will be the fact that the North Americans speak English.
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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 companions in life. I wish I could believe that too.
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I do not regard the procuring of peace as a matter in which we should play the role of arbiter between different opinions ... more that of an honest broker who really wants to press the business forward.
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The less people know about how sausages and laws are made, the better they'll sleep at night
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I have only one ambition left: I should like to have a good epitaph.
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If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made.
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Do not expect that once taking advantage of Russia's weakness, you will receive dividends forever. Russian has always come for their money. And when they come - do not rely on an agreement signed by you, you are supposed to justify. They are not worth the paper it is written. Therefore, with the Russian is to play fair, or do not play.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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With bad laws and good civil servants it's still possible to govern. But with bad civil servants even the best laws can't help.
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There are two things civilized Man should never see being made: Sausages and Laws.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Let them stew in their own grease (or juice).
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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 upon it but one can never expect anything from the gratitude of a nation.
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