Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"The power to change lies within you."Scipio Africanus
"True power is the power to forgive."Scipio Africanus
"Power without wisdom is tyranny."Scipio Africanus
"Power resides only in the moment of transition from one state to another."Augustus
"Power without purpose is merely tyranny dressed in silk."Tarquin the Proud
"Power over others is fleeting; power over oneself is eternal."Tarquin the Proud
"Power corrupts all except those rare souls who transcend it."Tarquin the Proud
"The greatest power lies not in armies, but in the ability to negotiate peace without surrender."Cleopatra VII
"I understood that power flows like the Nile—constantly, inevitably."Cleopatra VII
"Power without intelligence is merely temporary tyranny."Cleopatra VII
"A queen's greatest weapon is her ability to make herself indispensable."Cleopatra VII
"I learned that true power requires both ambition and restraint."Cleopatra VII
"Conquests are not made with words, but with the strength of arms and the will of men."Pompey
"Power without restraint becomes tyranny; power with purpose becomes legacy."Pompey
"The greatest weapon is the enemy's own doubt."Hannibal
"The greatest fortress is built in the minds of men."Hannibal
"Mercy is not the absence of strength, but its fullest expression."Hannibal
"The world is yours to conquer if you possess the will to act upon it."Mark Antony
"Those who seek power for its own sake are unfit to wield it."Mark Antony
"To hold power without compassion is to hold a sword by its blade."Mark Antony
"We are slaves to our ambitions until we master them."Marcus Brutus
"Power corrupts not through its possession, but through its justification."Marcus Brutus
"The throne is not won by words alone, but by the will to seize it."Tarquin the Proud
"A violent kingdom is a stable kingdom."Tarquin the Proud
"Every monument I build is a warning to those who defy me."Tarquin the Proud
"My word is law because I have the strength to enforce it."Tarquin the Proud
"Those who plot against me will meet a fate worse than death."Tarquin the Proud
"Every law I break is a law I transcend."Tarquin the Proud
"The foundation of power is not force, but the trust of those you lead."Scipio Africanus
"The pursuit of power corrupts those who forget why they seek it."Scipio Africanus