Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

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

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.

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.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

I cannot prevent the French from being French

Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.