An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Quote by Konrad Adenauer

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Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher.

Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher.

The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an...

The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an...

A thick skin is a gift from God.

A thick skin is a gift from God.

All parts of the human body get tired eventually - except the tongue.

All parts of the human body get tired eventually - except the tongue.

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

Kennedy cooked the soup that Johnson had to eat. Konrad Adenauer

Kennedy cooked the soup that Johnson had to eat. Konrad Adenauer

The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.

The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.

In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair...

In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair...

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell.

If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell.

If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be...

If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be...

History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.

History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.

History is a people's memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower...

History is a people's memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower...

The vanquished themselves prove that history has not lied; like tourists in hell, they took...

The vanquished themselves prove that history has not lied; like tourists in hell, they took...

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap

History is still happening

History is still happening

The principle office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from...

The principle office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from...

The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort...

The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort...

We live under one sky -- and the sweep of a past painted from the...

We live under one sky -- and the sweep of a past painted from the...

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history...

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history...