“When you want to fool the world, tell the truth. ”

“God has a special providence for fools, drunkards, and the United States of America.”

“Fools say that they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by others experience.”

“Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others.”

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

“man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer”

“One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888).”