When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: France Quotes

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only...

Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.

Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.

You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think...

You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think...

I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

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

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

In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my...

In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my...

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

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

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own...

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own...

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much...

It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much...

You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then...

You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then...

I predict you will sink step by step into a bottomless quagmire, however much you...

I predict you will sink step by step into a bottomless quagmire, however much you...

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

One must work and dare if one really wants to live.

One must work and dare if one really wants to live.

You can't be as old as I am without waking up with a surprised look...

You can't be as old as I am without waking up with a surprised look...