"In my politics, I may be attacked, but I only laugh about it. But when it comes to hunting, that's where the fun stops, that's where it gets serious."

"We Germans fear God, and nothing else in the world."

"Life is like being at the dentist. You always think the worst is still to come, and it is over already."

"Your map of Africa is really quite nice. But my map of Africa lies in Europe. Here is Russia, and here... is France, and we're in the middle — that's my map of Africa."

"Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others."