Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"Where love rules, there is no will to power; where power rules, there is no love."Gerolamo Cardano
"Power itself is desirable and sought after."Francis Bacon
"Knowledge and power are one and the same."Francis Bacon
"Power without responsibility is tyranny."Francesco Petrarch
"Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely."Francesco Petrarch
"Power without wisdom leads to tyranny and destruction."Juan Luis Vives
"The power to change the world begins with the power to change ourselves."Matteo Ricci
"The power of one person who knows their purpose exceeds the power of many who do not."Matteo Ricci
"The truly powerful woman needs no crown; her dignity is her own."Christine de Pizan
"A woman's influence, though often unacknowledged, shapes the course of history."Christine de Pizan
"The power to solve problems lies dormant in every human mind, awaiting cultivation."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"The greatest power is the power to change one's own mind through understanding."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"To understand is to possess a power that no force can remove."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"The tongue is a small thing, yet it can set the world aflame."Baltasar Gracián
"True power lies not in dominating others, but in mastering oneself."Baltasar Gracián
"Power without restraint is not power but tyranny wearing a crown."Gerolamo Cardano
"Knowledge itself is power, but the application of that knowledge is true power."Francis Bacon
"The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall."Francis Bacon
"The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the unfortunate."Francis Bacon
"Power without wisdom is destruction without purpose."Niccolò Copernicus
"Through letters arranged in order, we can rearrange the order of the world itself."Johannes Gutenberg
"The printed page is more powerful than any army."Johannes Gutenberg
"Power without compassion is tyranny."Raphael Sanzio
"Power is responsibility."Raphael Sanzio
"Power without wisdom is tyranny."Giordano Bruno
"Power given freely is greatest."Giordano Bruno
"The measure of a man is what he does with power."Thomas More
"Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely."Thomas More
"The man who controls his tongue controls his destiny."Baltasar Gracián
"What we do in moments of power defines our character."Baltasar Gracián