"The art of statesmanship is to steer a course through the rapids, not to create them."

"The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes."

"The life of a nation is the life of a single man. It is not measured by the number of years, but by the number of deeds."

"The statesman who is afraid to take responsibility will never achieve anything great."

"Politics is the art of swallowing one's words."