I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
CHARLES DE GAULLETreaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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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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He who laughs last didn’t get the joke.
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.
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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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In politics it is necessary either to betray one’s country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
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Character is the virtue of hard times.
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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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Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.
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France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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It is better to have a bad method than to have none.
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The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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Never relinquish the initiative.
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Betting against gold is the same as betting on governments. He who bets on governments and government money bets against 6,000 years of recorded human history.
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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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