Power Quotes

"I have remade myself in the image of a god."

"Power corrupts only those too weak to wield it properly."

"A tyrant is merely an emperor who has stopped pretending."

"The weight of responsibility is the burden of the wise."

"The greatest power is the power to forgive."

"The highest form of power is the power to create."

"I have made the most extensive conquests of any Emperor before me"

"I have learned that true power lies in compassion"

"The pursuit of power corrupts only those who seek it for its own sake."

"The pleasure of conquest fades; the burden of rule remains forever."

"A ruler who fears his own people has already lost his kingdom."

"The measure of a reign is felt generations hence."

"The strength of Rome lay not in her swords but in her vision of unity."

"No one can ever be certain of his tenure of power."

"What is the point of power if not to preserve oneself?"

"Power without responsibility is merely indulgence."

"The empire breathes only if I will it."

"I have no enemies, only servants who have not yet understood."

"The arena is my temple, and victory my scripture."

"To rule is to understand that mercy is a luxury the weak afford."

"Those who understand power need not speak of it loudly."

"I wish I had never been emperor."

"Power without conscience is tyranny."

"The greatest power is the power to forgive."

"I have learned that power without wisdom leads to ruin."

"To expand the empire is to expand the sphere of civilization and order."

"The man who seeks power for its own sake will never truly possess it."

"I wish the Roman people had only one neck."

"I am a god incarnate."

"What could be more important than power?"