Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"Power comes from within, not from without."Gabriele D'Annunzio
"Power is the ability to change the world."Gabriele D'Annunzio
"Power that cannot be questioned is not power but tyranny"Umberto Eco
"Power shared is power multiplied"Umberto Eco
"Power without virtue is tyranny."Giosue Carducci
"True power lies in moral authority."Giosue Carducci
"Power resides not in force, but in will."Gabriele D'Annunzio
"Power without responsibility is tyranny."Giovanni Verga
"Power lies not in control, but in influence."Italo Calvino
"Power corrupts not those who seek it, but those who fear losing it."Italo Svevo
"The man at peace with himself is the man most dangerous to others."Italo Svevo
"Power corrupts not because it is evil, but because it blinds."Dino Buzzati
"The power to choose is the power to suffer consequences."Dino Buzzati
"Each of us is changing the world every moment."Luigi Pirandello
"Power lies in the ability to define reality."Umberto Eco
"The wealthy sleep peacefully only because they have forgotten the faces of the poor."Giovanni Verga
"The measure of a person is not their wealth, but their character."Giosue Carducci
"Power without love is brutality; love without power is ineffective."Giosue Carducci
"Power resides in the hands of those who dare to seize it."Gabriele D'Annunzio
"Power without wisdom is merely the ability to cause greater harm."Gabriele D'Annunzio
"Power without conscience is tyranny."Alessandro Manzoni
"Power corrupts those who forget their origins."Alessandro Manzoni
"Power is not in dominion, but in understanding."Italo Calvino
"Power corrupts most not through malice, but through the blindness it creates."Luigi Pirandello
"Power corrupts not through its use, but through the desire for it."Italo Svevo
"Power over others is insignificant compared to power over oneself."Italo Svevo
"Authority is not a quality one assumes, but an act one commits."Umberto Eco
"Nostalgia is the refuge of the powerless."Umberto Eco
"Power corrupts differently than it destroys."Giovanni Verga
"The powerful forget quickly; the powerless never forget."Giovanni Verga