184 Quotes by Charles de Gaulle

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.

In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.

I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.

Yes, it is Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals, it is Europe, it is the whole of Europe, that will decide the fate of the world.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

It's impossible in normal times to rally a nation that has 265 kinds of cheese.

I wouldn't mind dying for France, but not for Air France.

One does not arrest Voltaire.