Ernesto Che Guevara was a guerrilla leader, Marxist revolutionary, author, military theorist, and diplomat. He played a key role in the Cuban revolution and the guerrilla war. May these famous Che Guevara quotes give you insights that will help you contribute to making a positive change in the world.
1. “Words without deeds are worthless.” – Che Guevara
2. “If you tremble with indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine.” – Che Guevara
3. “Let the world change you than you can change the world.” – Che Guevara
4. “I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves.” – Che Guevara
5. “The first duty of a revolutionary is to be educated.” – Che Guevara
6. “The revolution is not an apple that falls when ripe. You have to make it fall.” – Che Guevara
7. “Remember that the revolution is what is important, and each one of us, alone, is worth nothing.” – Che Guevara
8. “Live your life not celebrating victories, but overcoming defeats.” – Che Guevara
9. “Always struggle for victory.” – Che Guevara
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10. “It’s a sad thing not to have friends, but it is even sadder not to have enemies.” – Che Guevara
11. “To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary. These procedures are an archaic bourgeois detail. This is a revolution.” – Che Guevara
12. “If any person has a good word for the previous government that is good enough for me to have him shot.” – Che Guevara
13. “There is no other definition of socialism valid for us than that of the abolition of the exploitation of man by man.” – Che Guevara
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 Guevara
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15. “We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.” – Che Guevara
16. “Every day people straighten up the hair, why not the heart?” – Che Guevara
17. “Above all, always be capable of feeling deeply any injustice committed against anyone, anywhere in the world.” – Che Guevara
18. “I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees.” – Che Guevara
19. “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 Guevara
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20. “We have no right to believe that freedom can be won without struggle.” – Che Guevara
21. “Passion is needed for any great work, and for the revolution, passion and audacity are required in big doses.” – Che Guevara
22. “Peaceful coexistence cannot be limited to the powerful countries if we want to ensure world peace.” – Che Guevara
23. “The life of a single human being is worth a million times more than all the property of the richest man on earth.” – Che Guevara
24. “If I lose, it will not mean that it was impossible to win.” – Che Guevara
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25. “If you can find ways without any obstacles, it probably leads nowhere.” – Che Guevara
26. “A country that does not know how to read and write is easy to deceive.” – Che Guevara
27. “I now know, by an almost fatalistic conformity with the facts, that my destiny is to travel.” – Che Guevara
28. “Let me say, at the risk of seeming ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love.” – Che Guevara
29. “There are no boundaries in this struggle to the death. We cannot be indifferent to what happens anywhere in the world, for a victory by any country over imperialism is our victory; just as any country's defeat is a defeat for all of us.” – Che Guevara
30. “I will fight with all the weapons within my reach rather than let myself be nailed to a cross or whatever.” – Che Guevara
More Che Guevara Sayings and Quotes
31. “I knew that when the great guiding spirit cleaves humanity into two antagonistic halves, I will be with the people.” – Che Guevara
32. “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 Guevara
33. “To execute a man we don't need proof of his guilt. We only need proof that it's necessary to execute him. It's that simple.” – Che Guevara
34. “Silence is argument carried out by other means.” – Che Guevara
35. “I know you are here to kill me. Shoot, coward, you are only going to kill a man.” – Che Guevara
36. “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 Guevara
37. “Be realistic, demand the impossible.” – Che Guevara
38. “The revolution is made through human beings, but individuals must forge their revolutionary spirit day by day.” – Che Guevara
39. “I finally felt myself lifted definitively away on the winds of adventure toward worlds I envisaged would be stranger than they were, into situations I imagined would be much more normal than they turned out to be.” – Che Guevara
40. “What do we leave behind when we cross each frontier? Each moment seems split in two: melancholy for what was left behind and the excitement of entering a new land.” – Che Guevara
41. “One has to grow hard but without ever losing tenderness.” – Che Guevara
42. “I don't care if I fall as long as someone else picks up my gun and keeps on shooting.” – Che Guevara
43. “This is not a story of heroic feats, or merely the narrative of a cynic; at least I do not mean it to be. It is a glimpse of two lives running parallel for a time, with similar hopes and convergent dreams.” – Che Guevara
44. “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 pieced with a crystal needle, the truth will gush forth like a geyser.” – Che Guevara
45. “To accomplish much, you must first lose everything.” – Che Guevara
46. “The best form of saying is doing.” – Che Guevara
47. “I have a wish. It as a fear as well - that in my end will be my beginning.” – Che Guevara
48. “Man truly achieves his full human condition when he produces without being compelled by the physical necessity of selling himself as a commodity.” – Che Guevara
49. “The only passion that guides me is for the truth. I look at everything from this point of view.” – Che Guevara
50. “I am one of those people who believes that the solution to the world's problems is to be found behind the Iron Curtain.” – Che Guevara
51. “Some give the impression they go on living only because it's a habit they cannot shake.” – Che Guevara
52. “Cruel leaders are replaced only to have new leaders turn cruel.” – Che Guevara
53. “When the forces of oppression come to maintain themselves in power against established law; peace is considered already broken.” – Che Guevara
54. “Study hard so that you can master technology, which allows us to master nature.” – Che Guevara
55. “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 Guevara
Share these Che Guevara Quotes about Life, Freedom, and Revolution with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.
2. “If you tremble with indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine.” – Che Guevara
3. “Let the world change you than you can change the world.” – Che Guevara
4. “I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves.” – Che Guevara
5. “The first duty of a revolutionary is to be educated.” – Che Guevara
6. “The revolution is not an apple that falls when ripe. You have to make it fall.” – Che Guevara
7. “Remember that the revolution is what is important, and each one of us, alone, is worth nothing.” – Che Guevara
8. “Live your life not celebrating victories, but overcoming defeats.” – Che Guevara
9. “Always struggle for victory.” – Che Guevara
11. “To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary. These procedures are an archaic bourgeois detail. This is a revolution.” – Che Guevara
12. “If any person has a good word for the previous government that is good enough for me to have him shot.” – Che Guevara
13. “There is no other definition of socialism valid for us than that of the abolition of the exploitation of man by man.” – Che Guevara
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 Guevara
16. “Every day people straighten up the hair, why not the heart?” – Che Guevara
17. “Above all, always be capable of feeling deeply any injustice committed against anyone, anywhere in the world.” – Che Guevara
18. “I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees.” – Che Guevara
19. “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 Guevara
21. “Passion is needed for any great work, and for the revolution, passion and audacity are required in big doses.” – Che Guevara
22. “Peaceful coexistence cannot be limited to the powerful countries if we want to ensure world peace.” – Che Guevara
23. “The life of a single human being is worth a million times more than all the property of the richest man on earth.” – Che Guevara
24. “If I lose, it will not mean that it was impossible to win.” – Che Guevara
26. “A country that does not know how to read and write is easy to deceive.” – Che Guevara
27. “I now know, by an almost fatalistic conformity with the facts, that my destiny is to travel.” – Che Guevara
28. “Let me say, at the risk of seeming ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love.” – Che Guevara
29. “There are no boundaries in this struggle to the death. We cannot be indifferent to what happens anywhere in the world, for a victory by any country over imperialism is our victory; just as any country's defeat is a defeat for all of us.” – Che Guevara
30. “I will fight with all the weapons within my reach rather than let myself be nailed to a cross or whatever.” – Che Guevara
More Che Guevara Sayings and Quotes
31. “I knew that when the great guiding spirit cleaves humanity into two antagonistic halves, I will be with the people.” – Che Guevara
32. “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 Guevara
33. “To execute a man we don't need proof of his guilt. We only need proof that it's necessary to execute him. It's that simple.” – Che Guevara
34. “Silence is argument carried out by other means.” – Che Guevara
35. “I know you are here to kill me. Shoot, coward, you are only going to kill a man.” – Che Guevara
36. “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 Guevara
37. “Be realistic, demand the impossible.” – Che Guevara
38. “The revolution is made through human beings, but individuals must forge their revolutionary spirit day by day.” – Che Guevara
39. “I finally felt myself lifted definitively away on the winds of adventure toward worlds I envisaged would be stranger than they were, into situations I imagined would be much more normal than they turned out to be.” – Che Guevara
40. “What do we leave behind when we cross each frontier? Each moment seems split in two: melancholy for what was left behind and the excitement of entering a new land.” – Che Guevara
41. “One has to grow hard but without ever losing tenderness.” – Che Guevara
42. “I don't care if I fall as long as someone else picks up my gun and keeps on shooting.” – Che Guevara
43. “This is not a story of heroic feats, or merely the narrative of a cynic; at least I do not mean it to be. It is a glimpse of two lives running parallel for a time, with similar hopes and convergent dreams.” – Che Guevara
44. “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 pieced with a crystal needle, the truth will gush forth like a geyser.” – Che Guevara
45. “To accomplish much, you must first lose everything.” – Che Guevara
46. “The best form of saying is doing.” – Che Guevara
47. “I have a wish. It as a fear as well - that in my end will be my beginning.” – Che Guevara
48. “Man truly achieves his full human condition when he produces without being compelled by the physical necessity of selling himself as a commodity.” – Che Guevara
49. “The only passion that guides me is for the truth. I look at everything from this point of view.” – Che Guevara
50. “I am one of those people who believes that the solution to the world's problems is to be found behind the Iron Curtain.” – Che Guevara
51. “Some give the impression they go on living only because it's a habit they cannot shake.” – Che Guevara
52. “Cruel leaders are replaced only to have new leaders turn cruel.” – Che Guevara
53. “When the forces of oppression come to maintain themselves in power against established law; peace is considered already broken.” – Che Guevara
54. “Study hard so that you can master technology, which allows us to master nature.” – Che Guevara
55. “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 Guevara
Share these Che Guevara Quotes about Life, Freedom, and Revolution with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.