Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
A Bavarian is half-way between an Austrian and a human being.
Otto von Bismarck
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
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
Austrian
Half
Human
Humans
Way
More quotes by Otto von Bismarck
God has a special providence for fools, drunks, and the United States of America.
Otto von Bismarck
A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
Otto von Bismarck
A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
Otto von Bismarck
I have never lived on principles. When I have had to act, I never first asked myself on what principles I was going to act, but I went at it and did what I thought fit. I have often reproached myself for my want of principle.
Otto von Bismarck
Vanity is a mortgage that must be deducted from the value of a man.
Otto von Bismarck
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.
Otto von Bismarck
All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
Otto von Bismarck
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
Otto von Bismarck
The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
Otto von Bismarck
They treat me like a fox, a cunning fellow (Schlaukopf) of the first rank. But the truth is that with a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and when I have to do with a pirate, I try to be a pirate and a half.
Otto von Bismarck
If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made.
Otto von Bismarck
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.
Otto von Bismarck
This policy cannot succeed through speeches, and shooting-matches, and songs it can only be carried out through blood and iron.
Otto von Bismarck
Fools you are. To say you learn by your experience. I prefer to profit by others' mistakes and avoid the price of my own.
Otto von Bismarck
A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
Otto von Bismarck
Laws are like medicine they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
Otto von Bismarck
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.
Otto von Bismarck
I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
Otto von Bismarck
There are two things civilized Man should never see being made: Sausages and Laws.
Otto von Bismarck
Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
Otto von Bismarck
