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

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Charles De Gaulle Quotes

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...

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

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

China is a big country with a lot of chinese people living there

China is a big country with a lot of chinese people living there

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

One does not arrest Voltaire.

One does not arrest Voltaire.

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

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

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

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

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...

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 respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.

I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.

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 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...

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

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

We are not here to laugh.

We are not here to laugh.

Treaties, you see, are like girls and roses; they last while they last.

Treaties, you see, are like girls and roses; they last while they last.

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...

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...

Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that's the way he shows his...

Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that's the way he shows his...

All evils are equal when they are extreme.

All evils are equal when they are extreme.

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none