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 not given; it is seized by those with vision."
Gabriele D'Annunzio
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"Ambition without conscience is the root of much suffering."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"Power without accountability corrupts even the best intentions."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"Power without conscience is the greatest evil."
Giosue Carducci
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"Words have the power to resurrect the dead."
Italo Calvino
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"Power without justice is tyranny."
Ugo Foscolo
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"Power corrupts, but responsibility ennobles."
Ugo Foscolo
"Power is the ability to do good, not to dominate."
Francesco Petrarca
"Power without wisdom is tyranny."
Francesco Petrarca
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"The power of words can heal or destroy."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"Words carry power that transcends their meaning."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"I am because I choose to be."
Gabriele D'Annunzio
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"I believe in the power of the individual will."
Gabriele D'Annunzio
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"The pursuit of power without wisdom leads to destruction."
Gabriele D'Annunzio
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"Ambition without conscience leads to the corruption of the soul."
Giovanni Verga
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"Power without conscience is tyranny; power with it is leadership."
Giosue Carducci
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"Power is a responsibility, not a privilege."
Giosue Carducci
"Power corrupts those who do not possess wisdom."
Giovanni Boccaccio
"Power is most dangerous in the hands of the ambitious."
Giovanni Boccaccio
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"Power without principle is tyranny."
Ugo Foscolo
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"Power corrupts, but powerlessness destroys the spirit."
Ugo Foscolo
"True power is the ability to lift others and multiply your influence through them."
Francesco Petrarca
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"The true measure of power lies in restraint and wisdom."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"Power without compassion is tyranny in another form."
Giovanni Verga
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"Power without wisdom is tyranny."
Petrarch
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"Power is the ability to influence others."
Petrarch
"Power gained through deception crumbles when truth emerges."
Giovanni Boccaccio
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"The pursuit of power corrupts those who forget their humanity."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"Power corrupts not because it changes us, but because it reveals who we truly are."
Luigi Pirandello
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"Power is given to those who want it least and taken from those who need it most."
Luigi Pirandello