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 am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is 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.

Politics is not an exact science.

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

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.

A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.