Quote by Prince Metternich

"The major principle is that no state should be permitted to grow so powerful as to threaten the security of all others."

"I have come late to the rigorous study of philosophy, but I have never ceased to be a practical philosopher."

"The word 'experience' is like the stern of a ship, it is useful only when looking backward."

"Certainty is the privilege of the uneducated; the wise man hesitates."

"Power without control is just destruction."

"Power is not about control, it's about influence"

"The world doesn't need me to be the hero. It just needs me to be dangerous."

"The claws come out when I need them to."