Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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"A woman who thinks for herself is more dangerous to tyranny than an army of men."
Aristophanes
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"A woman's power resides not in her beauty but in her capacity to shape the world through her will and intellect."
Aristophanes
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"The measure of a man is what he does with power."
Euripides
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"The mind is more powerful than any physical force."
Euripides
A
"The most powerful force is the one no one can hold in their hand."
Anaximenes
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"Power without understanding leads inevitably to destruction."
Anaximenes
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"The power of love exceeds the power of force"
Empedocles
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"The tongue is more dangerous than the sword"
Sophocles
S
"To be honored and to be insulted are but two sides of the same coin"
Sophocles
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"No one is more dangerous than the one who thinks they have nothing to lose."
Euripides
E
"The user of force is never truly powerful."
Euripides
E
"The greatest power is the power to choose."
Euripides
E
"Power without wisdom is like fire without water—it consumes and destroys."
Empedocles
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"Under the old rules, power was held by those who hoarded information. Under the new rules, it flows to those who share it."
Aristophanes
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"The most powerful army is not one of warriors, but one of believers."
Aristophanes
A
"The greatest power is the power to choose one's response to any situation."
Aristophanes
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"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Frankie Boyle
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"The burden of power is heavier than its crown."
Euripides
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"Power without accountability becomes tyranny."
Euripides
S
"The human spirit cannot be conquered by force; only by appealing to reason and virtue."
Sophocles
S
"The greatest power is not in the sword but in the mind that wields it."
Sophocles
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"Men gravitate toward power as plants gravitate toward the sun."
Aristophanes
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"The tongue is mightier than the sword."
Aristophanes
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"Power without understanding is merely force waiting to destroy itself."
Empedocles
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"Those who seek power should first understand that it always exacts a price."
Empedocles
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"Power without virtue is merely the rule of beasts."
Democritus
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"Power, when divorced from ethics, becomes tyranny."
Democritus
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"Power over others is temporary; power over yourself is eternal."
Peter Kay
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"The real power is saying no to everything except what matters."
Peter Kay
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"Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and no power just makes you miserable."
Frankie Boyle