Charles de Gaulle Quotes

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.

It so happens that the world is undergoing a transformation to which no change that has yet occurred...

Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the...

The better I get to know men the more I find myself loving dogs.

I was France.

I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I canno...

Faced with crisis the man of character falls back on himself.

How can you govern a country with two hundred and forty-six varieties of cheese?

Before such a prodigious career judgement is torn between blame and admiration.

Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle...

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute.

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.

How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?

The perfection preached in the Gospels never yet built up an Empire. Every man of action has a stron...

Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.

It will not be any European statesman who will unite Europe: Europe will be united by the Chinese.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

Always choose the most difficult way, there you will not meet competitors.

Old age is a shipwreck.

In order to become the master the politician poses as the servant.

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than...

Since a politician never believes what he says he is surprised when others believe him.

How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?

A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve which others cannot grasp but which...

You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that...

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined...

I respect only those who resist me but cannot tolerate them.

How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?

The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.

Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism pride hardness and cunning. But all those things ...

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action of one alone.

A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips...

France has lost a battle. But France has not lost the war

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.