Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Silence Quotes

France cannot be France without greatness.

France cannot be France without greatness.

I have against me the bourgeois, the military and the diplomats, and for me, only...

I have against me the bourgeois, the military and the diplomats, and for me, only...

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...

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

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

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.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

One does not arrest Voltaire.

One does not arrest Voltaire.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

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...

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.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of...

How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of...

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

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

I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to...

I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to...

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...

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

No one ever finds life worth living - one has to make it worth living

No one ever finds life worth living - one has to make it worth living

May you live in interesting times

May you live in interesting times