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.
CHARLES DE GAULLEFaced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
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Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
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Whereas ordinary officers must be content with behaving correctly in front of their men, the great leaders have always carefully stage-managed their effects.
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Men can have friends, statesmen cannot.
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France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
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It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a greater and better humanity shall not emerge.
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Whatever happens, the flame of the French resistance must not be extinguished and will not be extinguished. Tomorrow, as today, I will speak on Radio London.
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For all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
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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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The perfection preached in the gospels never yet built an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning.
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Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.
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