Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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"Power without wisdom is tyranny."
Martial
M
"With great power comes great responsibility."
Martial
A
"The pursuit of power corrupts even the noblest souls."
Ammianus Marcellinus
S
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Suetonius
S
"Power is not given to you - you have to take it."
Suetonius
P
"The measure of a person is what they do with power."
Plutarch
T
"Ambition can creep as well as soar."
Tacitus
T
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom."
Tacitus
T
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Tacitus
T
"Power without wisdom is tyranny."
Tacitus
J
"The poor man's anger is not feared by the powerful."
Juvenal
J
"To possess power without wisdom is to hold a loaded weapon in the dark."
Juvenal
J
"Power without accountability is tyranny."
Juvenal
H
"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."
Horace
M
"Power without wisdom is tyranny in disguise."
Martial
M
"Power shared is power multiplied."
Martial
L
"The measure of a person is what they do with power."
Livy
L
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Livy
P
"The measure of a man is what he does with power."
Pliny the Younger
A
"The cruel actions of tyrants are often justified by appeals to necessity and order."
Ammianus Marcellinus
A
"Power without restraint inevitably corrupts those who wield it."
Ammianus Marcellinus
S
"In the eyes of the people lies the true measure of power."
Suetonius
S
"The appetite for power grows with each morsel consumed."
Suetonius
S
"The true measure of wealth is not gold, but influence."
Suetonius
T
"Power corrupts those who wield it without restraint."
Tacitus
T
"The powerful are servants of those they govern, not masters."
Tacitus
T
"Power without wisdom is tyranny waiting to happen."
Tacitus
P
"Power without wisdom is tyranny."
Pliny the Elder
H
"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."
Horace
H
"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind."
Horace