I don't think it is given to any of us to be impertinent to great religions with impunity.
Show my head to the people. It is worth seeing.
My only regret is that I'm going before that rat, Robespierre! [to his executioner] Don't forget to show my head to the people; it's well worth seeing.
In order to conquer, what we need is to dare, still to dare, and always to dare.
After bread, education is the first need of the people.
Let us be terrible in order to prevent the people from being terrible themselves!
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.
Nobody cares if you can't dance well.
Clothes if they are not well cut, you can kill nobody. A building poorly built can kill people. It's a much more difficult work. I would not compare myself with that.
Of all the vices incident to man, lying is the most mean, most contemptible; it evinces a very weak, depraved heart, which shrinks at the exposure of motives and of actions.
You never forget the discovery years. First kisses. The first time you try certain foods.