Nothing more enhances authority than silence. It is the crowning virtue of the strong, the refuge of the weak, the modesty of the proud, the pride of the humble, the prudence of the wise, and the sense of fools. To speak is to . . . dissipate one's strength; whereas what action demands is concentration. Silence is a necessary preliminary to the ordering of one's thoughts.
Charles de GaulleI am not bad, thank you. But don't worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
Charles de GaulleDon't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
Charles de GaulleOnly 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.
Charles de Gaulle