“War: first, one hopes to win; then one expects the enemy to lose; then, one is satisfied that he too is suffering; in the end, one is surprised that everyone has lost.”

“To be perfect, one lacks only a defect.”

“Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.”

“How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe these lies when they see them in print.”

“How is the world ruled and how do wars start? Diplomats tell lies to journalists and then believe what they read.”

“A weak man has doubts before a decision; a strong man has them afterwards.”

“There is no more unhappy being under the sun than a fetishist who pines for a boot and has to content himself with an entire woman.”