One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.
CHARLES DE GAULLEWhereas ordinary officers must be content with behaving correctly in front of their men, the great leaders have always carefully stage-managed their effects.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.
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I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.
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I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
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The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
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Never relinquish the initiative.
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Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
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Leaders of men are later remembered less for the usefulness of what they have achieved than for the sweep of their endeavors.
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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
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For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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