A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Friends Quotes

I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken...

I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken...

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

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

You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is...

You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is...

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

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

No nation has friends only interests

No nation has friends only interests

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

I always thought I was Jeanne d'Arc and Bonaparte. How little one knows oneself.

I always thought I was Jeanne d'Arc and Bonaparte. How little one knows oneself.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the...

The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the...

As an adolescent I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials,...

As an adolescent I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials,...

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...

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

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

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Silence is more musical than any song.

Silence is more musical than any song.

Silence is a sounding thing, To one who listens hungrily

Silence is a sounding thing, To one who listens hungrily

After another moment's silence, she mumbled that I was peculiar, that that was probably why...

After another moment's silence, she mumbled that I was peculiar, that that was probably why...