Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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"Those who seek power through deception have already lost their way."
Apuleius
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"True power lies in the mastery of one's own desires."
Apuleius
A
"Power without wisdom is merely force unleashed."
Apuleius
P
"A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he cannot sit on it."
Petronius
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"Power that comes without wisdom is like fire without control."
Petronius
P
"Power corrupts those who seek it for its own sake, but ennobles those who use it for others."
Porphyry
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"Power that serves becomes authority; authority that serves becomes leadership."
Porphyry
S
"A river is the lifeblood of civilization; control the waters and you control the people."
Strabo
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"Those who control the crossroads control commerce, power, and the fate of nations."
Strabo
S
"The greatest power is not dominion over land, but comprehension of it."
Strabo
"The greatest power is the power to say no to that which does not serve you."
Diogenes Laƫrtius
J
"Luxury is more cruel than war."
Juvenal
J
"Power without wisdom is destruction."
Juvenal
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"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."
Plutarch
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"The measure of a person is what they do with power."
Plutarch
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"The power of words can build empires or destroy them."
Apuleius
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"The greatest power lies in the ability to forgive."
Apuleius
A
"The pen is mightier than the sword, yet both are weapons of consequence."
Apuleius
S
"The land is the foundation of all wealth and power."
Strabo
S
"The strength of empires rests upon geographical advantage."
Strabo
S
"The power of a nation lies not in its weapons but in its wisdom."
Strabo
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"Power derived from wisdom is far greater than power derived from force or privilege."
Hypatia
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"Power corrupts not the strong, but the weak who wield it."
Petronius
P
"Power without conscience is the greatest of all tyrannies."
Petronius
"The measure of a man is what he does with power."
Diogenes Laƫrtius
J
"Ambition is more dangerous than any sword."
Juvenal
J
"Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Juvenal
P
"The greatest power lies in the mastery of one's own mind and desires."
Porphyry
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"Power over others is hollow; power within self is indestructible."
Porphyry
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"True power lies in the mastery of oneself."
Apuleius