Politics are not a science based on logic; they are the capacity of always choosing at each instant, in constantly changing situations, the least harmful, the most useful.

Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.

One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888).

What we learn from History is that no one learns from History

The Americans are a very lucky people. They're bordered to the north and south by weak neighbors, and to the east and west by fish.

God has a special providence for fools, drunks, and the United States of America.

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.

The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.

The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.

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.

Never fight with Russian. On your every stratagem they answer unpredictable stupidity.

Fate will unwind as it must!

The biggest mistake you can ever make it to compare yourself to others. - Gideon

This is such a cynical world. The way the world is, there's so much going on and so much stress in the world and so much darkness and craziness and imbalance.

We want men to rule the nation who care more for and love better the nation's welfare than gold and silver, fame or popularity.

He's a very competitive competitor, that's the sort of competitor he is.

The most rigid structures, the most impervious to change, will collapse first.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

Being out of work for 13 to 15 years is no walk in the park.

You should do what you can to enjoy every moment.