Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.
CHARLES DE GAULLEI grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Never relinquish the initiative.
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The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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It is better to have a bad method than to have none.
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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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Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
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The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.
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History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads.
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Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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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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The Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering.
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I wouldn’t mind dying for France, but not for Air France.
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Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.
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My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial.
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