Top 29 Quotes & Sayings by Konrad Adenauer

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a German statesman Konrad Adenauer.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer was a German statesman who served as the first chancellor of West Germany from 1949 to 1963. From 1946 to 1966, he was the first leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a Christian democratic party he co-founded, which under his leadership became the dominant force in the country.

German - Statesman | January 5, 1876 - April 19, 1967

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An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Konrad Adenauer

In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity.

Konrad Adenauer

The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.

Konrad Adenauer

Kennedy cooked the soup that Johnson had to eat.

Konrad Adenauer

Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher.

Konrad Adenauer

The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt.

Konrad Adenauer

A thick skin is a gift from God.

Konrad Adenauer

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

Konrad Adenauer

All parts of the human body get tired eventually - except the tongue.

Konrad Adenauer

Experiences are the seeds out of which wisdom grows.

Konrad Adenauer

I do not ask to be young again; all I want is to go on getting older.

Konrad Adenauer

All that the socialists understand about money is the fact that they want it from others.

Konrad Adenauer

We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon.

Konrad Adenauer

You have to take people as they are because there are no others.

Konrad Adenauer

Thoughts and pictures come to my mind... thoughts from before the year 1914 when there was real peace, quiet and security on this earth - a time when we didn't know fear... Security and quiet have disappeared from the lives of men since 1914.

Konrad Adenauer

There are things about which I don't even talk to myself.

Konrad Adenauer

All human organs eventually tire, only the tongue doesn't.

Konrad Adenauer

The good Lord set definite limits on man's wisdom, but set no limits on his stupidity.

Konrad Adenauer

A thick hide is a gift from God.

Konrad Adenauer

The attack on Dresden, which was overflowing with refugees, on February 13th 1945 caused around 250,000 dead.

Konrad Adenauer

The Good Lord hasn't done this well: He placed limits on everything, except on stupidity.

Konrad Adenauer

As soon as you are complicated, you are ineffectual.

Konrad Adenauer

When the world seems large and complex, we need to remember that great world ideals all begin in some home neighborhood.

Konrad Adenauer

We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon. In an instant age, perhaps we must relearn the ancient truth that patience, too, has its victories.

Konrad Adenauer

What do I care about my chitchat from yesterday?

Konrad Adenauer

To look back into the past only makes sense if it serves the future.

Konrad Adenauer

When everybody else thinks it's the end, we have to begin.

Konrad Adenauer

God designed the stomach to eject what is bad for it, but not the human brain.

Konrad Adenauer

First make yourself unpopular, then you will be taken seriously.

Konrad Adenauer