Skip to content

William the Second was not equal to Fate’s crucial moments.

— Emil Ludwig Wilhelm Hohenzollern: The Last of the Kaisers (1926)

Another quote →

Topics

Fate

More quotes by Emil Ludwig

Intrigue is always at the bottom of all political activities.

Wilhelm Hohenzollern: The Last of the Kaisers (1926)

The logic of the machine checkmates its constructor and makes him its slave.

Wilhelm Hohenzollern: The Last of the Kaisers (1926)

His extreme vanity soon led him to imagine that he was really among the most remarkable of men.

Wilhelm Hohenzollern: The Last of the Kaisers (1926)

To Eulenburg Bülow owed his whole career—which, when all is said, remains the only statesmanlike one of the William the Second’s reign.

Wilhelm Hohenzollern: The Last of the Kaisers (1926)

Wealth, as such, impressed him deeply; his unromantic spirit respected this modern form of power—riches, no matter how acquired, were a sufficient attraction.

Wilhelm Hohenzollern: The Last of the Kaisers (1926)

All Emil Ludwig quotes →

You may also like

One country, one constitution, one destiny.

Daniel Webster

We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.

John Lewis

Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved.

William Jennings Bryan

“Destiny,” said John. “The ghastliest word a man can speak.”

Poul Anderson The Corridors of Time (1965)

Attribution

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Emil Ludwig (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.