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

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Action Quotes

Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution....

Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution....

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...

We are not here to laugh.

We are not here to laugh.

Never relinquish the initiative.

Never relinquish the initiative.

Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's...

Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's...

There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.

There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.

The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.

The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

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

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

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute.

The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

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

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

How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two...

How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two...

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown

The national task that had been incumbent upon me for 18 years is hereby confirmed.

The national task that had been incumbent upon me for 18 years is hereby confirmed.

I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe...

I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe...

Politics ain't worrying this country one-tenth as much as where to find a parking space

Politics ain't worrying this country one-tenth as much as where to find a parking space

The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an...

The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an...