Die young, and I shall accept your death-but not if you have lived without glory, without being useful to your country, without leaving a trace of your existence: for that is not to have lived at all.

The sentiment of national honor is never more than half extinguished in the French. It takes only a spark to re-kindle it.

It is my wish that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I have loved so well.

Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain.

I dedicate the love, enthusiasm, welcome and respect given to me to the feet of 125 crore children of Mother India.

I still recalled the excitement and patriotic fervour in the town when Tiger Hill was won.