Strange & Unusual Sayings
10,844 sayings found from the Modern era
Never fight with Russian. On your every stratagem they answer unpredictable stupidity.
Never fight with Russian. On your every stratagem they answer unpredictable stupidity.
Do not expect that once taking advantage of Russia's weakness, you will receive dividends forever. Russian has always come for their money. And when they come - do not rely on an agreement signed by you, you are supposed to justify. They are not wort…
Do not expect that once taking advantage of Russia's weakness, you will receive dividends forever. Russian has always come for their money. And when they come - do not rely on an agreement signed by you, you are supposed to justify. They are not wort…
A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
With bad laws and good civil servants it's still possible to govern. But with bad civil servants even the best laws can't help.
With bad laws and good civil servants it's still possible to govern. But with bad civil servants even the best laws can't help.
Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
Not through speeches and majority decisions will the great questions of the day be settled - that was the great mistake of 1848 and 1849 - but by iron and blood.
What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
The Americans are a very lucky people. They're bordered to the north and south by weak neighbours, and to the east and west by fish.
The Americans are a very lucky people. They're bordered to the north and south by weak neighbours, and to the east and west by fish.
With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and when I have to do with a pirate, I try to be a pirate and a half.
One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans.