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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
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Otto Eduard Leopold
Prince of Bismarck
Duke of Lauenburg
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Otto von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Prince Bismarck
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Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen Fürst von Bismarck
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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The Balkans arent worth the life of a single Pomeranian grenadier.
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To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.
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We live in a wondrous time in which the strong is weak because of his moral scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity.
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Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others.
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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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