I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.

I cannot prevent the French from being French

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.

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

Genius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.

Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese.

When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.