One can put some trust in the gratitude of a sovereign, and also in that of his family; under certain conditions, one can even rely upon it; but one can never expect anything from the gratitude of a nation.

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

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.

I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.

The death of Lincoln was a disaster for Christendom. There was no man in the United States great enough to wear his boots and the bankers went anew to grab the riches. I fear that foreign bankers with their craftiness and tortuous tricks will entirely control the exuberant riches of America and use it to systematically corrupt civilization.

The Balkans arent worth the life of a single Pomeranian grenadier.

Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.