Robespierre

Revolutionary, Politician French 1758 – 1794

Led the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.

380 quotes

"The family is the first school of virtue."
Family
"Solitude teaches what society cannot."
Solitude
"Relationships are forged in the crucible of shared purpose."
Relationships
"Patience is the virtue of the strong."
Patience
"Strength comes from unity, not from individual power."
Strength
"Fear is the weapon of tyrants."
Fear
"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."
Gratitude
"Creativity emerges from the collision of ideas."
Creativity
"Music is the universal language of freedom."
Music
"Science reveals the hand of nature's design."
Science
"Literature preserves the voice of ages."
Literature
"Philosophy is the medicine for troubled souls."
Philosophy
"Dreams are the seedlings of reality."
Dreams
"Humor is the sword of the wise."
Humor
"Death is merely the final revolution."
Death
"Perseverance breaks the chains of impossible."
Perseverance
"The greatest gift is the gift of hope."
Hope
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but its conquest."
Courage
"Change is the law of life; stagnation is death."
Change
"Happiness flows from virtue and duty fulfilled."
Happiness
"Success is measured by how much good you have done."
Success
"Friendship is the balm of solitary hearts."
Friendship
"Love is the forge of revolution."
Love
"Life is the struggle for something greater than oneself."
Life
"The wise man questions everything but doubts nothing."
Wisdom
"Mercy without justice is weakness; justice without mercy is tyranny."
Justice
"The revolution devours its children, but feeds humanity."
Politics
"Corruption is the cancer of republics."
Politics
"The people will forgive much but forget nothing."
History
"Leadership is the burden of the virtuous."
Leadership