Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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"The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must."
Thucydides
T
"The promise of power intoxicates men."
Thucydides
T
"The tyrant distrusts all his servants."
Thucydides
T
"The love of power drives men to terrible deeds."
Thucydides
T
"The weakness of the strong is their contempt for danger."
Thucydides
T
"The pursuit of power corrupts the character of even the best men."
Thucydides
T
"The tyrant's smile hides the tyrant's heart."
Thucydides
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"No one thing is yet so great as to be worthy of unlimited power"
Herodotus
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"He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future."
Pindar
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"The measure of a man is what he does with power."
Pindar
X
"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."
Xenophon
X
"The tongue is a small thing, but it can accomplish great things."
Xenophon
A
"The pen is mightier than the sword."
Aesop
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"The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must."
Thucydides
T
"To hold power is to constantly justify it."
Thucydides
H
"A man's measure is what he does when he has power."
Herodotus
P
"Power without wisdom is a sword wielded by a blind man."
Pindar
P
"Power without compassion becomes tyranny; compassion without power becomes charity."
Pindar
X
"Those who seek power through deception shall lose it through the same means."
Xenophon
X
"The man who has nothing to lose is the most dangerous of all."
Xenophon
A
"A man may cause evil in the world in three ways: by his power, by his might, or by his will."
Aesop
T
"The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must."
Thucydides
T
"In the game of nations, weakness invites aggression as surely as blood attracts sharks."
Thucydides
T
"The accumulation of power corrupts even the most virtuous."
Thucydides
H
"The measure of a person is what they do with power."
Herodotus
H
"The tongue is mightier than the sword."
Herodotus
H
"When a lion roars, the whole forest trembles."
Herodotus
H
"The pen is mightier than the sword, but the sword speaks louder."
Herodotus
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"The power of a word spoken at the right moment can alter the course of a life."
Sappho
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"The measure of a man is what he does with his power."
Xenophanes