Oh, it were better to be a poor fisherman than to meddle with the government of men.

Let us be terrible in order to prevent the people from being terrible themselves!

You [Robespierre] will follow us soon. Your house will be beaten down and salt sown in the place where it stood.

We must dare, and dare again, and go on daring.

Show my head to the people. It is worth seeing.

I have left my balls to Robespierre and my legs to Couthon. That should help the Committee of Public Safety for a while.

Boldness, and again boldness, and always boldness!