Unlock the revolutionary spirit within with this collection of 64 powerful quotes by Che Guevara. Dive into the mind of the iconic Marxist revolutionary and explore his inspirational insights on topics like revolution, socialism, justice, and equality. Discover the words that have resonated with activists, idealists, and revolutionaries around the world. Immerse yourself in Che Guevara’s wisdom and let his words ignite the fire of change within you
Che Guevara Quotes
1- “Cruel leaders are replaced only to have new leaders turn cruel.” – Che Guevarra
2- “Until the everlasting victory.” – Che Guevarra
3- “How easy it is to govern when one follows a system of consulting the will of the people and one holds as the only norm all the actions which contribute to the wellbeing of the people.” – Che Guevarra
4- “We must struggle every day so that this love for humanity becomes a reality.” – Che Guevarra
5- “One must have a large dose of humanity, a large dose of a sense of justice and truth in order to avoid dogmatic extremes, cold scholasticism, or isolation from the masses. We must strive every day so that this love of living humanity is transformed into actual deeds, into acts that serve as examples, as a moving force.” – Che Guevarra
6- “The basic clay of our work is the youth; we place our hope in it and prepare it to take the banner from our hands.” – Che Guevarra
7- “Democracy cannot consist solely of elections that are nearly always fictitious and managed by rich landowners and professional politicians.” – Che Guevarra
8- “Wealth is far from being within the reach of the masses simply through the process of appropriation.” – Che Guevarra
9- “Democracy is not compatible with financial oligarchy.” – Che Guevarra
10- “I have lived magnificent days.” – Che Guevarra
11- “A country that does not know how to read and write is easy to deceive.” – Che Guevarra
12- “The first duty of a revolutionary is to be educated.” – Che Guevarra
13- “Everyday people straighten up the hair, why not the heart?” – Che Guevarra
14- “Many will call me an adventurer, and that I am…only one of a different sort: one who risks his skin to prove his truths.” – Che Guevarra
15- “The best form of saying is being.” – Che Guevarra
16- “The interests of the IMF represent the big international interests that today seem to be established and concentrated in Wall Street.” – Che Guevarra
17- “The life of a single human being is worth a million times more than all the property of the richest man on earth.” – Che Guevarra
18- “One has to grow hard but without ever losing tenderness.” – Che Guevarra
19- “If you can find ways without any obstacles, it probably leads nowhere.” – Che Guevarra
20- “Silence is argument carried out by other means.” – Che Guevarra
21- “Many will call me an adventurer – and that I am only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.” – Che Guevarra
22- “Real revolutionaries adorn themselves on the inside, not on the surface.” – Che Guevarra
23- “It’s a sad thing not to have friends, but it is even sadder not to have enemies.” – Che Guevarra
24- “I knew that the moment the great governing spirit strikes the blow to divide all humanity into just two opposing factions, I would be on the side of the common people.” – Che Guevarra
25- “The only passion that guides me is for the truth… I look at everything from this point of view.” – Che Guevarra
26- “A new era will dawn in Africa, when the impoverished masses of a nation rise up to rescue their right to a decent life from the hands of the ruling oligarchies.” – Che Guevarra
27- “One must endure without losing tenderness.” – Che Guevarra
28- “To accomplish much you must first lose everything.” – Che Guevarra
29- “Let the world change you and you can change the world.” – Che Guevarra
30- “The Revolution is made by man, but man must forge his revolutionary spirit from day-to-day.” – Che Guevarra
31- “To accomplish much, you must first lose everything.” – Che Guevarra
32- “Above all, always be capable of feeling deeply about any injustice committed against anyone, anywhere in the world. This is the most beautiful quality in a revolutionary.” – Che Guevarra
33- “Be realistic, demand the impossible!” – Che Guevarra
34- “I don’t care if I fall as long as someone else picks up my gun and keeps on shooting.” – Che Guevarra
35- “Words that do not match deeds are not important.” – Che Guevarra
36- “We have no right to believe that freedom can be won without struggle.” – Che Guevarra
37- “Every day you have to fight so that love for humanity can be transformed into concrete deeds, into acts that set an example, that mobilize.” – Che Guevarra
38- “Passion is needed for any great work, and for the revolution, passion and audacity are required in big doses.” – Che Guevarra
39- “Live your life not celebrating victories, but overcoming defeats.” – Che Guevarra
40- “I had a project for my life which involved 10 years of wandering, then some years of medical studies and, if any time was left, the great adventure of physics.” – Che Guevarra
41- “Study hard so that you can master technology, which allows us to master nature.” – Che Guevarra
42- “I know you are here to kill me. Shoot, coward, you are only going to kill a man.” – Che Guevarra
43- “The world must not only be interpreted, it must be transformed. Man ceases to be the slave and tool of his environment and converts himself into the architect of his own destiny.” – Che Guevarra
44- “If you have the capacity to tremble with indignation every time that injustice is committed in the world, then we are comrades.” – Che Guevarra
45- “Youth should learn to think and act as a mass. It is criminal to think as individuals!” – Che Guevarra
46- “I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves.” – Che Guevarra
47- “Chess is an effective means to educate and train the human intellect.” – Che Guevarra
48- “You can live by your own rules.” – Che Guevarra
49- “Words without deeds are worthless.” – Che Guevarra
50- “Live your life not celebrating victories, but overcoming defeats.” – Che Guevarra
51- “At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality.” – Che Guevarra
52- “Let’s be realistic. Let’s do the impossible!” – Che Guevarra
53- “I have a wish. It is a fear as well – that in my end will be my beginning.” – Che Guevarra
54- “If I lose, it will not mean that it was impossible to win.” – Che Guevarra
55- “We are overcome by anguish at this illogical moment of humanity.” – Che Guevarra
56- “And then many things became very clear… we learned perfectly that the life of a single human being is worth millions of times more than all the property of the richest man on earth.” – Che Guevarra
57- “Every person has the truth in his heart. No matter how complicated his circumstances, no matter how others look at him from the outside, and no matter how deep or shallow the truth dwells in his heart, once his heart is pierced with a crystal needle, the truth will gush forth like a geyser.” – Che Guevarra
58- “I would rather die standing up to live life than die on my knees.” – Che Guevarra
59- “The walls of the educational system must come down. Education should not be a privilege, so the children of those who have money can study.” – Che Guevarra
60- “It’s not my fault if reality is Marxist.” – Che Guevarra
61- “We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.” – Che Guevarra
62- “The ultimate and most important revolutionary aspiration: to see human beings liberated from their alienation.” – Che Guevarra
63- “In a revolution, one triumphs or dies.” – Che Guevarra
64- “Justice remains the tool of a few powerful interests; legal interpretations will continue to be made to suit the convenience of the oppressor powers.” – Che Guevarra
