We Germans Fear God, But

I Have Never Lived On Principles. When I Have Had To Act, I Never First Asked Myself On What Principles I Was Going To Act, But I Went At It And Did What I Thought Fit. I Have Often Reproached Myself For My Want Of Principle.

Only A Fool Learns From His Own Mistakes. The Wise Man Learns From The Mistakes Of Others.

One Day The Great European War Will Come Out Of Some Damned Foolish Thing In The Balkans (1888).

A Bad Plan That Is Well Executed Will Yield Much Better Results Than A Good Plan That Is Poorly Executed.

There Are Two Things Civilized Man Should Never See Being Made: Sausages And Laws.