Power Quotes

"Power without wisdom is tyranny."

"True power lies in the influence of your character."

"The great are only great because we are on our knees."

"The manner in which you acquire power is the manner in which you will retain it."

"It is the nature of an appetite to grow with eating."

"To be feared is much safer than to be loved."

"From this arises the following question: whether it is better to be loved than feared or vice versa."

"Authority is not a thing one acquires by right."

"The acquisition of territory is a constant feature of ambition."

"Hence it comes about that all armed prophets have conquered, and all unarmed prophets have been destroyed."

"Power without wisdom is tyranny."

"Power is the ability to influence others."

"Power without principle is merely the rule of beasts."

"The tongue has no bones, yet it breaks many; the pen has no teeth, yet it destroys legacies."

"Power without wisdom is tyranny"

"Power is best used in service of others"

"Fortune makes a fool of him whom she makes her darling."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Power without responsibility is tyranny."

"Power over others pales compared to power over oneself."

"Power without conscience is the machinery of tyranny."

"The deepest power lies in the ability to admit powerlessness."

"Power serves best when it serves the powerless."

"Power without wisdom becomes tyranny."

"Power corrupts those who forget they serve, not rule."

"Power without mercy is tyranny; mercy without power is ineffectual."

"Power wielded with compassion becomes authority rather than tyranny."

"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."

"Fear preserves you when love cannot."

"The acquisition of power requires ruthlessness; the retention of power requires magnanimity."