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

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

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

We live in a wondrous time in which the strong is weak because of his moral scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity.

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

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.

Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.