Do not expect that once taking advantage of Russia's weakness, you will receive dividends forever. Russian has always come for their money. And when they come - do not rely on an agreement signed by you, you are supposed to justify. They are not worth the paper it is written. Therefore, with the Russian is to play fair, or do not play.

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.

We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world; and it is the fear of God, which lets us love and foster peace.

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

He obtained from Congress the right to borrow from the people by selling to it the 'bonds' of States ... and the Government and the nation escaped the plots of the foreign financiers. They understood at once, that the United States would escape their grip. The death of Lincoln was resolved upon.

A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.

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