150 Quotes by Otto von Bismarck

Earthly majesty is always akin to the fallen angel, who is proud and unhappy, beautiful but troubled, and whose plans and efforts, though vast, are denied access.

I have often regretted what I have eaten, but never what I have drunk.

You can't destroy the polish national-consciousness or Poles on the battlefield, but if you give them power, they will destroy themselves

Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.

You can do anything with children if you only play with 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.

I have always found the word ‘Europe’ on the lips of those who wanted something from others which they dared not demand in their own names!

You can’t destroy the polish national-consciousness or Poles on the battlefield, but if you give them power, they will destroy themselves.