Quote by Prince Metternich
"What I have learned from experience is that in order to be a great statesman one must have the gift of the right word at the right moment."
More from 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."