Don’t think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
CHARLES DE GAULLEGentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
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France has no friends, only interests.
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Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
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My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial.
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Authority doesn’t work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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One can unite the French only under the threat of danger. One cannot simply bring together a nation that produces 265 kinds of cheese.
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Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French.
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Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
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Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
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Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
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Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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