Power Quotes

"The greatest power is the power to influence hearts."

"The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse."

"The grand source of all tyranny over the mind is the abuse of these energies."

"Power corrupts those who are unprepared for it."

"Power is responsibility."

"Man is not the creature of circumstances; circumstances are the creatures of men."

"It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and deceivers."

"Every person is the architect of their own fortune."

"Power without responsibility is tyranny."

"A good reputation is worth more than all the treasures in the world."

"The world is governed by those who appear confident, whether justified or not."

"To understand power, one must understand its limits."

"Power without compassion is tyranny; compassion without power is sentiment."

"The measure of power is not in what we can command, but in what we can inspire."

"The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind."

"The same advantages of superior strength and superior numbers are said to constitute a much more formidable obstacle to human progress than any system of morality or religion."

"In proportion as the strength of a man's intellect is greater, so is his capacity for both greater good and greater evil."

"In every state of society, some persons acquire more of the command over human beings than is good for them."

"There are but two modes of action, the one is through persuasion and consent, and the other through force and compulsion."

"The greatest power is the power to influence the minds of men."

"The pursuit of power without principle is the pursuit of ashes."

"The foundation of all power is credit."

"I have seen empires rise and fall; the cause is always the same—hubris."

"The pen is mightier than the sword, yet both require skillful hands."

"Power without responsibility is tyranny; responsibility without power is futility."

"I have observed that nations, like men, often sow the seeds of their own destruction."

"One must always remember that power is temporary but principle is eternal."

"Power without wisdom is like a ship without a rudder."

"The sea is Germany's future; we must master it or perish."

"Power corrupts only those who sought it for selfish ends."