One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death. Charles de Gaulle More Quotes by Charles de Gaulle More Quotes From Charles de Gaulle It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a greater and better humanity shall not emerge. Charles de Gaulle heroism sacrifice humanity There can be no other criterion, no other standard than gold. Yes, gold which never changes, which can be shaped into ingots, bars, coins, which has no nationality and which is eternally and universally accepted as the unalterable fiduciary value par excellence. Charles de Gaulle bars excellence gold Whereas ordinary officers must be content with behaving correctly in front of their men, the great leaders have always carefully stage-managed their effects. Charles de Gaulle great-leader stage leadership A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless. Charles de Gaulle elements inspiration leadership Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown. Charles de Gaulle greatness The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs. Charles de Gaulle funny-love dog men The future does not belong to men. Charles de Gaulle doe men In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. Charles de Gaulle political-will freedom order France cannot be France without greatness. Charles de Gaulle france greatness France has no friends, only interests. Charles de Gaulle no-friends france interest Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own. Charles de Gaulle business character fall The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines. Charles de Gaulle leader judging people Don't ask me 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 lambs reading book Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance. Charles de Gaulle distance politics political The perfection preached in the gospels never yet built an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning. Charles de Gaulle strong pride men Whatever happens, the flame of the French resistance must not be extinguished and will not be extinguished. Tomorrow, as today, I will speak on Radio London. Charles de Gaulle flames london radio Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential. Charles de Gaulle full-potential difficulty realizing I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone. Charles de Gaulle men Old France, weighed down with history, prostrated by wars and revolutions, endlessly vacillating from greatness to decline, but revived, century after century, by the genius of renewal! Charles de Gaulle france greatness war The leader is always alone before bad fates. Charles de Gaulle always-alone fate leader
