Politics is the art of the possible. (originally, "Die Politik ist die Lehre von Möglichen.") — Otto von Bismarck. Chancellor of Germany from 1871 to 1890
A really great man is known by three signs... generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of putting it into practice.