Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
The Balkans arent worth the life of a single Pomeranian grenadier.
I am accustomed to pay men back in their own coin.
Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
War should only be used for a policy worth its sacrifices.
Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.