Charles de Gaulle

We are not alone in the world, and we must never forget it.

The art of governing is to know how to make others believe that they govern themselves.

One must choose between being a leader and being loved.

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

We are where we are because we have been where we have been.

There are some men who are born to be leaders, and there are others who are born to follow.

The future is a blank page, and we must write on it.

In order to build something new, you must first destroy the old.

The state is the ultimate expression of the nation.

France is not alone! She is not alone! She is not alone!

If I am to be a martyr, it will be by the will of God.

The more I see of the world, the more I am convinced of the necessity of force.

The sword is the axis of the world and the spirit its balance.

I am a man of the state, and I will serve the state until my last breath.

The best way to keep a secret is to tell it to no one.

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

The only way to deal with the future is to create it.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.