I am not bad, thank you. But don’t worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
CHARLES DE GAULLEGenius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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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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When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time.
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Men can have friends, statesmen cannot.
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How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?
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The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
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France cannot be France without greatness.
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Difficulty attracts the man of character because it is in embracing it that he realizes himself.
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Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
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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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Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.
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Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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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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I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
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Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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