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Famous Charles de Gaulle Quotes
“There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.”
“I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.”
“Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.”
“I might have had trouble saving France in 1946 - I didn't have television then.”
“The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.”
“For all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.”
“Difficulty attracts the man of character because it is in embracing it that he realizes himself”
“I am not bad, thank you. But don't worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.”
“Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French.”
“How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?”
“Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.”
“Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.”
“Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.”
“Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.”
“Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.”