Klemens Von Metternich Quotes

In Europe democracy is a falsehood. I do not know where it will end, but it cannot end in a quiet old age.

The word 'freedom' means for me not a point of departure but a genuine point of arrival. The point of departure is defined by the word 'order.' Freedom cannot exist without the concept of order.

The events which can not be prevented, must be directed.

When Paris sneezes, Europe catches a cold.

Ten million ignorances do not constitute one knowledge.

I came into the world either too early or too late; at present, I am good for nothing.

Any plan conceived in moderation must fail when the circumstances are set in extremes.

The obvious is always least understood.

It is useless to close the gates against ideas; they overlap them.

The men who make history have not time to write it.

Stability is not immobility.

Men like M. de Talleyrand are like sharp instruments with which it is dangerous to play.

Error has never approached my spirit.

Italy is only a geographical expression.

When France sneezes, all of Europe catches cold.

Italy is a geographical expression.