Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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"To split power is not to lose it, but to secure it."
Diocletian
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"The greatest power lies in the ability to forgive."
Diocletian
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"The greatest power is the power to change minds."
Hadrian
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"The empire is held by the sword, not by sentiment."
Septimius Severus
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"The throne respects only those who are willing to fight for it."
Septimius Severus
S
"The masses respect strength more than they fear cruelty."
Septimius Severus
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"To be feared is sometimes more valuable than to be loved."
Septimius Severus
S
"The price of power is eternal vigilance against those who seek it."
Septimius Severus
S
"True power lies not in the sword, but in the will behind it."
Septimius Severus
S
"The throne demands sacrifice; it accepts nothing less."
Septimius Severus
S
"The pursuit of power is the pursuit of truth about oneself."
Septimius Severus
S
"The empire is not a democracy; it is a meritocracy of the strong."
Septimius Severus
S
"The future belongs to those ruthless enough to claim it."
Septimius Severus
S
"The man who controls the narrative controls reality itself."
Septimius Severus
S
"Strength is the only language the masses truly understand."
Septimius Severus
S
"The greatest power is the power to make others believe they have it."
Septimius Severus
S
"Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely, but what is power without corruption?"
Septimius Severus
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"An empire is only as eternal as the next man willing to die for it."
Septimius Severus
S
"The weak appeal to justice; the strong simply take what they desire."
Septimius Severus
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"The measure of a man is what he does with power."
Antoninus Pius
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"A man's true power is measured by those who choose to follow him, not those forced to obey."
Constantine I
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"I have found that those who seek power rarely deserve it."
Constantine I
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"To understand power, one must understand its limits and responsibilities."
Constantine I
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"Power without wisdom is a sword in the hands of a madman."
Cato the Elder
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"Those who seek power over others have already lost their own."
Cato the Younger
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"To be truly powerful is to need nothing from anyone."
Cato the Younger
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"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."
Commodus
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"Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is impotence."
Commodus
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"The path to power is paved with the bones of the hesitant."
Commodus
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"True power lies in the ability to relinquish power."
Commodus