I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.

History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.

The less people know about how sausages and laws are made, the better they'll sleep at night

He who has his thumb on the purse has the power.

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.

There are two things you don't want to see being made - sausage and legislation.

A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.