Quotes by Metternich, Klemens Von

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. >>

Quotations about Moderation

It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things >>

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. >>

That moderation which nature prescribes, which limits our desires by r >>

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

Metternich, Klemens Von