text_original: On his side, asked by a Russian diplomat what he thought of Napoleon III, Bismarck answered in the words of La Fontaine : " De lorn, c'est quelque chose; et de pres, ce n'est Hen." (Seen from afar, he is something ; seen near, he is nothing.)
text_transcription: ON HIS SIDE ASKED BY A RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT WHAT HE THOUGHT OF NAPOLEON THE THIRD BISMARCK ANSWERED IN THE WORDS OF LA FONTAINE DE LUIN SE KOKA SHOWS A DEPRAI SINARYEN SEEN FROM AFAR HE IS SOMETHING SEEN NEAR HE IS NOTHING
phonemes: ˌɔn hɪz sˈaɪd, ˈæskt baɪ ɐ ɹˈʌʃən dˈɪpləmˌæt wʌt hiː θˈɔːt ʌv nɐpˈoʊlɪən ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː, bˈɪsmɑːɹk ˈænsɚd ɪnðə wˈɜːdz ʌv lˌæ fˈɔnteɪn : " də lˈɔːɹn, seɪ kwˈɛlk tʃˈoʊz; ˈɛt də pɹˈiːz, sˈiː ˈɛnˈɛst hˈɛn." (sˈiːn fɹʌm ɐfˈɑːɹ, hiː ɪz sˈʌmθɪŋ ; sˈiːn nˈɪɹ, hiː ɪz nˈʌθɪŋ.)