Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"Real power is the ability to influence good."Emanuel Swedenborg
"Power over others is weakness; power over self is strength."Emanuel Swedenborg
"The will is the main thing in man."Jacob Böhme
"In surrender lies true power."Jacob Böhme
"The pursuit of power over others reveals an impoverished understanding of power."Jonathan Edwards
"True power lies not in commanding others but in commanding ourselves."Jonathan Edwards
"Power is not stolen; it is taken by those who dare."Friedrich Nietzsche
"All evil comes from weak moments; strong men overcome it."Friedrich Nietzsche
"Power without conscience is barbarism."Friedrich Nietzsche
"True power comes not from dominion but from understanding."Jacob Böhme
"Power without wisdom becomes tyranny; wisdom without power remains ineffectual."Emanuel Swedenborg
"The power to change lies not in ourselves, but in yielding to grace."Charles Wesley
"The individual whose body is capable of the greatest number of simultaneous relations is possessed of the greatest strength of acting."Spinoza
"Passive emotions are the source of bondage."Spinoza
"Anything, insofar as it can be conceived by another thing, determines the active power of that other thing."Spinoza
"Power is the ability to serve."Ibn Arabi
"The power that fills the universe is the same power within you."George Fox
"The greatest power is the power to change oneself."Emanuel Swedenborg
"The greatest power lies not in force, but in transformation through love."Jacob Böhme
"Power without wisdom becomes a curse to those who hold it."Jacob Böhme
"True power lies in the ability to serve and uplift the least among us."Charles Wesley
"Real power multiplies when shared; it diminishes when jealously guarded."Charles Wesley
"Power over others is slavery; power over oneself is freedom."Ibn Arabi
"We are the most determined when we act from adequate understanding of ourselves."Spinoza
"The most powerful human being is one who understands the causes of their own determination."Spinoza
"True power lies in surrender."Teresa of Avila
"The power of choice is what makes us human and responsible."Emanuel Swedenborg
"True power lies in influence, not in force or coercion."Emanuel Swedenborg
"The power within us is far greater than the obstacles before us."Teresa of Avila
"Power is given to those who first learn to surrender it."Teresa of Avila