Charles de Gaulle Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

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

“One cannot govern with 'buts'.”

“We are not here to laugh.”

“I was France.”

“To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.”

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

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

“Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.”

“In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?”

“As an adolescent I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials, that the interest of life consisted in one day rendering her some signal service and that I would have the occasion to do so.”