Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"Providence is always on the side of the strongest batallion."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Mankind are not held together by ties of love, but of fear."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"We are all slaves to our passions, pretending to be free."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Power reveals the true nature of the human soul."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Power without compassion is tyranny."Romain Rolland
"True power serves humanity."Romain Rolland
"Power corrupts most easily those who never expected to possess it."François Mauriac
"Power is most dangerous when wielded by those who believe they deserve it."François Mauriac
"Mankind is capable of anything because everything is in its nature"Henry James
"Power without principle is tyranny; principle without power is impotent"Henry James
"Power without purpose is tyranny."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question."Marcel Proust
"Individuality is the chief esential of historical dignity of character."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The human will is the greatest power upon the earth."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The power of the human will is incalculable."Romain Rolland
"Power over others is weakness disguised."Romain Rolland
"The greatest power in the world is the power to change a human heart."François Mauriac
"Cruelty is the only passion truly satisfying to human nature."Anatole France
"The greatest power is the power over oneself, and the least common."Anatole France
"Power corrupts slowly at first, then all at once."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Character is fate, and fate is character."Henry James
"The measure of a person is what they do with power."Henry James
"Power is the ability to influence others without force."Marcel Proust
"Power without morality is tyranny."Albert Camus
"Power without wisdom is a terrible curse; wisdom without power is mere philosophy."Romain Rolland
"Power is the ability to act; wisdom is knowing when to act and when to refrain."Romain Rolland
"The world has always belonged to the strong."Simone de Beauvoir
"The corrupt part of mankind are masters, and the good part slaves."Montesquieu
"The power of a man is his opinion."Montesquieu
"A body of magistrates is often corrupted by its spirit of body."Montesquieu