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Otto von Bismark

Otto von Bismark

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Great politicians owe their reputation, if not to pure chance, to circumstances they could not foresee themselves.

Otto von Bismark

Otto von Bismark

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The man who fears nothing is as strong as the one who is feared by the whole world.

Otto von Bismark

Otto von Bismark

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When someone says they agree, in principle, to do something, it means they have no intention of doing it at all.

Otto von Bismark

Otto von Bismark

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There is never as much lying as before elections, during war, and after hunting.

Otto von Bismark

Otto von Bismark

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We cannot make history, but only wait for it to unfold.

Otto von Bismark

Otto von Bismark

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With laws, it's like with sausages, it's better not to see how they are made.

Otto von Bismark

Otto von Bismark

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Beware of those who only see disorder in noise and peace in silence.

Otto von Bismark

Otto von Bismark

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There are times when a government must be liberal and others when it must be dictatorial: here everything changes and there is no eternity.

Otto von Bismark

Otto von Bismark

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Politics is not an exact science, but an art.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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When the time arrives in which it could be done, the time has passed in which it could have been done.

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

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Friends are neither many nor few, but enough.

Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt

Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt

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Ultimately, it is the relationships with people that give meaning to life.