Prince Metternich

"The art of living is knowing when to hold fast and when to let go."

"A leader's legacy is not what he built, but what he inspired others to build."

"To serve is to lead; to lead is to serve."

"The future will judge us not by our intentions, but by our actions."

"I have found that those who fear change are those who fear irrelevance."

"The greatest revolution is the quiet one that changes hearts rather than regimes."

"A people educated in truth will never be enslaved by lies."

"The measure of civilization is how it preserves the dignity of the individual."

"To be remembered, one must stand for something greater than oneself."

"I have observed that history belongs to those who understand its lessons."

"The greatest achievement is to leave the world better than you found it."

"The word 'impossible' is not in my vocabulary."

"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

"A statesman must wait until he hears the footsteps of God; then he must jump up and grasp the hem of his garment."

"The great question of the time is not one of reform, but of conservation."

"I have often had occasion to reflect upon the misfortunes which spring from a want of understanding."

"Patience is the virtue of the strong and the weakness of the weak."

"The world is in need of a master hand."

"There is a wide gulf between the ambitious man and the prudent statesman."

"One must always seek to ally with the strongest party."

"The art of diplomacy is knowing when to speak and when to be silent."

"History teaches us that few things are ever truly inevitable until they have occurred."

"A clever diplomatist is the man who can make his opponent believe he has won."

"To suppress the truth is to nourish error."

"The greatest wisdom consists in knowing one's own ignorance."

"In matters of state, sentiment must yield to necessity."

"Experience is the most ruthless of all teachers."

"A man who has no enemies has no character."

"The only thing constant in this world is change itself."

"Order and harmony must be the foundation of all governance."