Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"The greatest power is the power to change hearts."Girolamo Savonarola
"The powerful must answer for their actions."Girolamo Savonarola
"It is another property of human nature that, just when men think they lead they are most surely led."Giambattista Vico
"The greatest power is the power of mind over matter."Giambattista Vico
"True power is wielded not through force, but through wisdom and understanding."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"The pursuit of power without wisdom leads only to destruction."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"Power resides only in the moment of transition from a past to a new state."Cosimo de Medici
"Man has such power as has the earth."Paracelsus
"He who has power over the day has power over all things."Paracelsus
"The secret of the greatest power lies in the smallest things."Paracelsus
"Power without wisdom is merely tyranny waiting to happen."Edward Wotton
"Power that serves others is the only power worth having."Edward Wotton
"The greatest power lies not in armies, but in the hearts of the people."Cosimo de Medici
"When ambition becomes god, the soul becomes a hollow temple."Girolamo Savonarola
"The mind, when properly trained, can accomplish miracles."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"Words have power when spoken with conviction and knowledge."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"The will, when properly directed, can reshape reality."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"The power of human understanding derives from studying natural law."Bernardino Telesio
"The words we speak shape not only others but ourselves."Edward Wotton
"The power of humility lies in its truth."Edward Wotton
"Power without morality is tyranny."Cosimo de Medici
"All knowledge and all power is in the mind."Paracelsus
"The greatest power lies in understanding the unity of all things."Paracelsus
"Those who seek power over others have already lost power over themselves."Girolamo Savonarola
"Power over others is fleeting; power over oneself is eternal."Girolamo Savonarola
"The power of understanding lies in its ability to transform us."Nicodemus Copernicus
"The power of ideas exceeds the power of armies."Nicodemus Copernicus
"True power resides not in commanding others, but in commanding the forces of nature itself."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"True power never announces itself; it whispers and the world leans in to listen."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"The power of nature far exceeds the power of human opinion about nature."Bernardino Telesio