You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Charles De Gaulle Quotes

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...

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

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

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...

Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue...

Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue...

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

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

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.

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

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.

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...

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...

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,...

When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We...

When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We...

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

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....

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...

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...

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that...

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that...

What we aspire to be is more than what we are yet less than what...

What we aspire to be is more than what we are yet less than what...

We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to...

We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to...