Robespierre

"Work without purpose is slavery in disguise."

"Motivation comes from believing in something beyond yourself."

"Inspiration is caught, not taught."

"Peace begins in the human heart."

"Nature teaches those patient enough to listen."

"Beauty and truth are inseparable companions."

"The spoken word can never be unsaid."

"Freedom without responsibility is merely license."

"The test of character is what one does when no one is watching."

"Virtue is its own reward and vice its own punishment."

"The cycle of history repeats because we fail to learn."

"Imagination is the property of the free."

"The wise adapt; the fool insists on rigidity."

"Power without principle is the devil's bargain."

"The heart knows truths the mind cannot articulate."

"The secret of freedom lies in education."

"Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one."

"Clemency is the attribute of the powerful."

"The basis of popular government is virtue."

"Nature has made man free; laws and institutions have made him a slave."

"Ambition and avarice are the two great evils that threaten republics."

"We must either punish the wicked or perish with them."

"The greatest tyranny is that of opinion."

"Virtue without terror is powerless; terror without virtue is destructive."

"In a revolution, the people are supreme."

"The happiness of the people is the supreme law."

"Moderation in principle is madness; moderation in practice is wisdom."

"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains."

"The price of liberty is eternal vigilance."

"We love the people; we do not trust the privileged."