Charles de Gaulle Quotes About Authority

Quotes about: Authority

• 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 Gaulle

  Strength, Wise, Strong

  Charles de Gaulle (1960). “The Edge of the Sword”, New York : Criterion Books

• Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.

  Charles de Gaulle

  Strong, Silence, Shelter

  "Le Fil de l'épée". Book by Charles de Gaulle, 1932.

• Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

  Charles de Gaulle

  Distance, Political, Politics

• I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

  Charles de Gaulle

  Authority, Grew Up, Grew

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