Fools you are. To say you learn by your experience. I prefer to profit by others' mistakes and avoid the price of my own.

We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world; and it is the fear of God, which lets us love and foster peace.

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.

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.

Politics is not a science, as the professors are apt to suppose. It is an art.

Your map of Africa is really quite nice. But my map of Africa lies in Europe. Here is Russia, and here... is France, and we're in the middle - that's my map of Africa.