Wilhelm II

"Literature preserves the soul of a civilization."

"Men are born unequal, but their duties are identical."

"Science must serve the state, not the reverse."

"A person of honor would rather lose everything than his integrity."

"The future belongs to those who shape it through action."

"Prayer and preparation go hand in hand."

"To forgive is noble, but to remember is necessary."

"The greatest luxury is the respect of one's peers."

"In politics, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests."

"A man who never doubts is a fool who has never truly thought."

"The landscape shapes the character of those who inhabit it."

"Luxury and strength are natural enemies."

"The pen records, but the sword decides."

"Imagination is the first requirement of leadership."

"A grateful heart is richer than a full treasury."

"The duty of the educated is to elevate the ignorant."

"Time reveals what effort cannot force."

"In solitude, a man truly knows himself."

"The greatest strength is knowing when not to use it."

"A nation's character is written in the eyes of its children."

"The artist and the warrior speak the same language of passion."

"Speed and decisiveness often matter more than perfection."

"Health is the first wealth, all else is secondary."

"The adventure of life is in doing, not merely in thinking."

"A broken promise is a broken throne."

"The masses crave order more than they crave freedom."

"Death is the only enemy that time cannot defeat."

"To inspire others, one must first believe in oneself."

"The intelligent man learns from his mistakes; the wise man learns from others'."

"Commerce is the bloodstream of civilization."