Power Quotes

Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.

25234 quotes

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"The most powerful weapon is the willingness to understand."
Matteo Ricci
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"To find your voice is to find your power."
Matteo Ricci
"Power without knowledge is tyranny."
Gerolamo Cardano
"Power is greatest when restrained with wisdom."
Gerolamo Cardano
"Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is futility."
Juan Luis Vives
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"Power without wisdom is tyranny."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"Power is the ability to effect change."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall."
Francis Bacon
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"He who commands the sea has command of everything."
Francis Bacon
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"Knowledge is itself power."
Francis Bacon
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"The truly powerful are those who command their own actions and thoughts."
Christine de Pizan
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"Power over others is fleeting; power over oneself is eternal."
Christine de Pizan
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"Man's greatest power lies in his ability to see what others cannot perceive."
Giovan Battista della Porta
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"True power is the power to perceive what others cannot."
Giovan Battista della Porta
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"Those who understand the language of nature can speak with the power of nature."
Giovan Battista della Porta
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"Power over others is temporary; power over oneself is eternal."
Francesco Petrarch
"The power of ideas surpasses the power of armies."
Juan Luis Vives
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"Those who master numbers master destiny."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"To surrender to difficulty is to abandon your own power."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"A well-ordered mind is a terrible weapon in the hands of a virtuous man."
Gerolamo Cardano
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"The mind is the seat of all power and authority."
Francis Bacon
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"The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall."
Francis Bacon
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"Power wielded without love becomes tyranny; love without any structure becomes chaos."
Matteo Ricci
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"Power corrupts most readily those who believe they deserve it; humility is the antidote to this poison."
Matteo Ricci
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"The greatest power is not in commanding others, but in understanding oneself."
Giovan Battista della Porta
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"The pen is mightier than the sword, for it can change hearts that steel cannot touch."
Christine de Pizan
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"A woman's influence extends far beyond the walls of her home."
Christine de Pizan
"The pursuit of power corrupts the soul far more certainly than any external enemy."
Juan Luis Vives
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"True power lies not in commanding others, but in understanding oneself."
Francesco Petrarch
"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."
Gerolamo Cardano