Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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"Power is the test of whether our hearts remain uncorrupted."
Rafael Alberti
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"The most dangerous weapon is a word spoken at exactly the right moment"
Federico García Lorca
"The pen remains mightier than the sword because it shapes minds."
Leopoldo Lugones
"Power reveals character; it does not create it."
Leopoldo Lugones
"Power without imagination is merely force; imagination without power is merely fantasy."
Julio Cortázar
"Power corrupts; beauty liberates."
Luis Cernuda
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"Power is not demonstrated by force alone, but by the will to serve."
Antonio Machado
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"The burden of power is the obligation to serve with humility."
Antonio Machado
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"Power over others is fleeting; power over yourself is eternal."
Juan Ramón Jiménez
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"Power over others is temporary; power over oneself is eternal."
Rafael Alberti
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"Power corrupts unless tempered by compassion."
Rafael Alberti
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"Power without wisdom is tyranny."
Miguel de Unamuno
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"El poder sin sabiduría es peligroso"
Francisco de Quevedo
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"El poder verdadero es el servicio"
Francisco de Quevedo
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"Destiny shapes our ends, but we shape our destiny."
Jorge Luis Borges
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"The power to transform the world begins within."
Juan Ramón Jiménez
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"Power rests in the hands of the humble."
Juan Ramón Jiménez
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"El poder verdadero reside en la humildad y la sabiduría."
Francisco de Quevedo
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"We are not given a good life or a bad life; we are given life, and the power to make it good or bad"
Antonio Machado
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"Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is futility"
Antonio Machado
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"The only true power is the power over oneself; all other power is illusion."
Miguel de Unamuno
"El poder sin virtud es una tiranía."
Luis de Góngora
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"The power to transform begins with the willingness to be transformed."
Federico García Lorca
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"Power without conscience is corruption"
Ungaretti
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"Power is temporary, legacy is eternal"
Ungaretti
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"Power without responsibility is tyranny."
Eugenio Montale
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"Power is the ability to make a difference in another's life."
Eugenio Montale
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"In the court of the blind, the one-eyed king rules with tyranny."
Francisco de Quevedo
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"The most dangerous man is the one who believes he is powerless."
Francisco de Quevedo
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"Power corrupts not because it is power, but because it is sought by the already corrupt."
Miguel de Unamuno