"The statesman's task is to hear God's footsteps marching through history, and to try and grasp on to His coattails as He thunders past."

"The less you know about how sausages are made and laws are passed, the better you'll sleep at night."

"You can do everything with bayonets, but you are not able to sit on them."

"The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia."

"Faust complained about two souls dwelling in his breast, but I harbor a whole squabbling crowd."