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

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

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Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

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...

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...

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.

A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by...

A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by...

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.

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...

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...

I was France.

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...

Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have...

Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

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,...

Never relinquish the initiative.

Never relinquish the initiative.

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...

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...