“The sword is the axis of the world and grandeur cannot be divided.”

“Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des hommes qui n'ont pas cédé. [Let us be firm, pure and faithful; at the end of our sorrow, there is the greatest glory of the world, that of the men who did not give in.]”

“The cemeteries are full of indispensable men.”

“France has lost a battle. But France has not lost the war”

“The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.”

“How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?”

“A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.”