Power is the ability to act; wisdom is knowing when to act a... - Romain Rolland

This quote is attributed to Romain Rolland.

"Power is the ability to act; wisdom is knowing when to act and when to refrain."

Romain Rolland Power

Novelist Musician French 1866–1944

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