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

The most striking characters are sometimes the product of an infinity of little accidents.

In order to conquer, what we need is to dare, still to dare, and always to dare.

One must never compromise with tyrants. One can only strike at kings through the head. Nothing can be expected from European kings except by force of arms. I vote for the death of the tyrant.

To conquer [our enemies] we must dare, and dare again, and dare for ever; and thus will France be saved

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

Audacity, and again, audacity, and always audacity.