Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"All that Adam had, all that Caesar could, you have and can do."Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The mind can make substance, and circumstance is obsequious."Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn."Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Once the soul chooses a master, it cannot reject his commands."Edgar Allan Poe
"The heart to act is what creates the power."Emily Dickinson
"Power lies not in shouting but in profound silence."Emily Dickinson
"The greatest power on earth is the power of persuasion through gentleness and reason."Washington Irving
"Ambition is a noble thing, until it becomes the master instead of the servant."Herman Melville
"The pursuit of power corrupts even the noblest of souls."Herman Melville
"Words—so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and take it."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The pen is mightier than the sword in the long run."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The power to act is the most important power a man can possess."Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Power is only pain."Emily Dickinson
"My life had stood a loaded gun."Emily Dickinson
"I took my Power in my Hand and went unto the Soil."Emily Dickinson
"Power corrupts."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Use power wisely."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Power without wisdom leads to destruction."François Mauriac
"Ambition can be either a blessing or a curse."François Mauriac
"Power without integrity is merely tyranny."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Power without wisdom is tyranny."Herman Melville
"Tyrannies are not ended by the sword, but by the pen."Anatole France
"The greatest trick of power is convincing people they want to serve."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Power without accountability is simply violence given a new name."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Real power lies in understanding others, not in controlling them."François Mauriac
"Power over others is always less valuable than power over oneself."François Mauriac
"My Life had stood a Loaded Gun."Emily Dickinson
"Power is the pleasure of obedience."Henry James
"What is sport to the great is death to the small."Herman Melville