To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.

The less people know about how sausages and laws are made, the better they'll sleep at night

A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.

A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.

They say making laws is like making sausages. You shouldn't watch. It's the same for acting, especially for the actor who works unconsciously.

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.