184 Quotes by Charles de Gaulle

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.

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

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

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

Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des hommes qui n'ont pas cédé. [Let us be firm, pure and faithful; at the end of our sorrow, there is the greatest glory of the world, that of the men who did not give in.]

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

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

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