150 Quotes by Otto von Bismarck

Physicians still retain something of their priestly origin; they would gladly do what they forbid.

I must protest that I would never seek foreign conflicts just to go over domestic difficulties; that would be frivolous. I was speaking of conflicts that we could not avoid, even though we do not seek them.

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.

Revolutions in Prussia are started by kings, and since it is a revolution, it is better to start it ourselves than to suffer of it

Laws are like sausages. You sleep far better the less you know about how they are made.

Let us put Germany, so to speak, in the saddle! you will see that she can ride.

A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.

A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.

I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.