The Main Thing Is To

The Main Thing Is To Make History, Not To Write It.

Politics Are Not A Science Based On Logic; They Are The Capacity Of Always Choosing At Each Instant, In Constantly Changing Situations, The Least Harmful, The Most Useful.

To Retain Respect For Sausages And Laws, One Must Not Watch Them In The Making.

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.

I Have Seen Three Emperors In Their Nakedness, And The Sight Was Not Inspiring.