Difficulty attracts the man of character because it is in embracing it that he realizes himself — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself. — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
Leaders of men are later remembered less for the usefulness of what they have achieved than for the sweep of their endeavors. — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
War stirs in men's hearts the mud of their worst instincts. It puts a premium on violence, nourishes hatred, and gives free… — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility. — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men. — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des… — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
The perfection preached in the gospels never yet built an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride,… — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
I predict you will sink step by step into a bottomless quagmire, however much you spend in men and money." (On Vietnam… — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself. — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he… — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs. — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so. — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens… — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
Don't ask who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life. — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
“Have you ever seen a dictator on a run-off ballot? [Responding to the charges of a dictatorial bent, after being forced into a run-off… — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance. — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
Today we are crushed by the sheer weight of the mechanized forces hurled against us, but we can still look to the future in… — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
Difficulty attracts the man of character because it is in embracing it that he realizes himself — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential. — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese? — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
