The full name of Otto von Bismarck is Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg. He was a conservative German statesman. Here we have shared Otto von Bismarck Quotes About War, America, Russia, German, History, inspirational, motivational.
Otto von Bismarck was born on April 1, 1815, Schönhausen, Germany and died on July 30, 1898, Friedrichsruh, Aumühle, Germany. His father’s name Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von Bismarck (1771–1845) and his mother’s name Wilhelmine Luise Mencken (1789–1839). His wife’s name Johanna von Puttkamer (m. 1847; died 1894).
Otto von Bismarck quotes
No civilization other than that which is Christian is worth seeking or possessing. – Otto von Bismarck
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election. – Otto von Bismarck
To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making. – Otto von Bismarck
Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression. – Otto von Bismarck
When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn’t the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice. – Otto von Bismarck
I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring. – Otto von Bismarck
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made. – Otto von Bismarck
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness. – 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
A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling. – Otto von Bismarck
Politics is not an exact science. – Otto von Bismarck
Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. – Otto von Bismarck
There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children, and the United States of America. – Otto von Bismarck
An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts. – Otto von Bismarck
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
All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence. – Otto von Bismarck
The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia. – Otto von Bismarck
A statesman… must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leaps up and grasp the hem of His garment. – Otto von Bismarck
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
Politics ruins the character. – Otto von Bismarck
The main thing is to make history, not to write it. – Otto von Bismarck
Politics is the art of the possible. – Otto von Bismarck
With a gentleman, I am always a gentleman and a half, and with fraud, I try to be a fraud and a half. – Otto von Bismarck
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
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Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made. – Otto von Bismarck
If there is ever another war in Europe, it will come out of some damned silly thing in the Balkans. – Otto von Bismarck
People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt. – Otto von Bismarck
The Balkans aren’t worth the life of a single Pomeranian grenadier. – Otto von Bismarck
We live in a wondrous time, in which the strong is weak because of his scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity. – Otto von Bismarck
Not by speeches and votes of the majority, are the great questions of the time decided — that was the error of 1848 and 1849 — but by iron and blood. – Otto von Bismarck
It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong. – Otto von Bismarck
Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best. – Otto von Bismarck
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. – Otto von Bismarck
[Government]is cancerous in head and limbs; only its belly is sound, and the laws it excretes are the most straight forward shit in the world. – Otto von Bismarck
Hounds follow those who feed them. – Otto von Bismarck
God has a special providence for fools, drunkards, and the United States of America. – Otto von Bismarck
Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others. – Otto von Bismarck
One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888). – Otto von Bismarck
Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history. – Otto von Bismarck
Faust complained about having two souls in his breast, but I harbor a whole crowd of them and they quarrel. It is like being in a republic. – Otto von Bismarck
A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence. – Otto von Bismarck
Fools say that they learn by experience. I prefer to profit from others’ experiences. – Otto von Bismarck
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election. – Otto von Bismarck
The statesman’s task is to hear God’s footsteps marching through history and to try and catch on to His coattails as He marches past. – Otto von Bismarck
Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death. – Otto von Bismarck
Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer. – Otto von Bismarck
In order to retain a certain respect for sausages and laws, one must not see them being made. – Otto von Bismarck
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