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Otto von Bismarck (Politician)

Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches.
— Otto von Bismarck speech
Laws are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made.
— Otto von Bismarck age
Politics is the art of the possible. (originally, Die Politik ist die Lehre von Möglichen.)
— Otto von Bismarck politics
When a man says that he approves something in principal, it means he hasnt the slightest intention of putting it in practice.
— Otto von Bismarck light
Politics is an inexact science.
— otto von bismarck science
Woe to the statesman who does not seek in these times a case for war that still holds up after the war is over.
— otto von bismarck war
We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
— otto von bismarck god
If there is ever another war in Europe, it will come out of some damned silly thing in the Balkans
— Otto Von Bismarck war
I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations
— Otto Von Bismarck war
All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
— Otto Von Bismarck existence
Politics is not an exact science.
— Otto Von Bismarck science
Politics is the art of the next best.
— Otto Von Bismarck politics
Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable - the art of the next best
— Otto Von Bismarck politics
Politics ruins the character.
— Otto Von Bismarck politics
There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
— Otto Von Bismarck children
When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
— Otto Von Bismarck light
A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success
— Otto Von Bismarck success
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
— Otto Von Bismarck war
When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasnt the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
— Otto Von Bismarck light
When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
— Otto Von Bismarck truth
Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
— Otto Von Bismarck wrong
With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
— Otto Von Bismarck man
A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
— Otto Von Bismarck person
A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.
— Otto Von Bismarck god
An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
— Otto Von Bismarck fear
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 war
I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
— Otto Von Bismarck inspiring
No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
— Otto Von Bismarck christian
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.
— Otto Von Bismarck war
Politics is the art of the possible.
— Otto Von Bismarck politics
The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
— Otto Von Bismarck decisions
Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches
— Otto Von Bismarck speech
To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.
— Otto Von Bismarck respect
A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
— Otto Von Bismarck war
Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
— Otto Von Bismarck men
The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
— Otto Von Bismarck politics
Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
— Otto Von Bismarck politics
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
— Otto Von Bismarck history
The less people know about how sausages and laws are made, the better theyll sleep at night.
— Otto Von Bismarck people
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
— Otto Von Bismarck age

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