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.
CHARLES DE GAULLEGenius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.
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Old age is a shipwreck.
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In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
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Genius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.
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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
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One cannot govern with ‘buts’.
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No, I’m not talking about the Russians; I mean the Germans. In spite of everything, to have pushed so far!
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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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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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Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
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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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The future does not belong to men.
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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Don’t think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
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