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.

Politics is like sausages, you don't want to watch either being made.

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

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

I am accustomed to pay men back in their own coin.

War should only be used for a policy worth its sacrifices.

We are better off not knowing how sausages and laws are made.