Politics is not a science...but an art.

People who love sausage and people who believe in justice should never watch either of them being made

There are two things civilized Man should never see being made: Sausages and Laws.

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

Our German forefathers had a very kind religion. They believed that, after death, they would meet again all the good dogs that had been their companions in life. I wish I could believe that too.

To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.

An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.