Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"The power to understand nature begins with the power to observe it."Bernardino Telesio
"Nature never asks our permission to operate according to its laws."Bernardino Telesio
"The power to understand is the power to align oneself with nature's logic."Bernardino Telesio
"Nature's laws are more dependable than any human institution or tradition."Bernardino Telesio
"The most dangerous man is not he who seeks power, but he who holds it gently."Cosimo de Medici
"True power lies in the ability to refrain from using it."Edward Wotton
"The power of words lies not in their sound, but in the intent behind them."Paracelsus
"Your thoughts create your reality; guard them as you would guard a precious jewel."Paracelsus
"The invisible forces that govern nature are also at work within you."Paracelsus
"The path to power is paved with knowledge, not with swords."Cosimo de Medici
"Power without responsibility is tyranny."Giovan Battista della Porta
"True power serves others."Giovan Battista della Porta
"He who seeks power for himself seeks damnation for his soul."Girolamo Savonarola
"Despotism begins when the governed surrender their moral judgment to leaders."Girolamo Savonarola
"Power without responsibility is tyranny; responsibility without power is servitude."Matteo Ricci
"The greatest power is the power to transform yourself."Matteo Ricci
"Our greatest power lies in our capacity to observe and reason independently."Bernardino Telesio
"Power without knowledge is tyranny; knowledge without power is impotent."Bernardino Telesio
"What the mind can conceive and believe, the body can achieve."Paracelsus
"The greatest power is not in commanding others, but in mastering oneself."Paracelsus
"Every person carries within them the seed of extraordinary potential."Paracelsus
"Power used without wisdom becomes tyranny and destroys itself."Paracelsus
"True power comes from wisdom and virtue, not dominion."Juan Luis Vives
"Power without virtue is tyranny."Juan Luis Vives
"The greatest power a woman possesses is her mind."Christine de Pizan
"Power without wisdom is tyranny."Christine de Pizan
"Power corrupts most; wisdom protects some."Christine de Pizan
"The power to understand is the power to control."Giovan Battista della Porta
"Power gained through manipulation fades; power through knowledge endures."Giovan Battista della Porta
"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."Francesco Petrarch