Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"The power to destroy is not the power to create."Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"Power without compassion is tyranny."Percy Bysshe Shelley
"Money is the sinews of action."Jonathan Swift
"To be judged is to be known; to be known is to have power over those who judge."Eliza Haywood
"Those who seek to silence women often fear the clarity of their vision."Eliza Haywood
"A woman who masters her own narrative masters her own destiny."Eliza Haywood
"Power corrupts slowly; wisdom corrupts never."Aphra Behn
"True power lies in the ability to say no."Aphra Behn
"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."Samuel Johnson
"The pen is mightier than the sword because it can reach where weapons cannot."Samuel Johnson
"The power of the mind surpasses all earthly limits."Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"The greatest of all human powers is the power to choose."Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"We cannot choose the wind, but we can choose our sails."Christina Rossetti
"Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is helplessness."Percy Bysshe Shelley
"A woman's greatest power lies in her mind, not her appearance."Aphra Behn
"A woman of wit is a woman of power."Aphra Behn
"Ambition in a woman is deemed dangerous only by those who fear her."Eliza Haywood
"Desire is the engine of both creation and destruction."Eliza Haywood
"The most powerful revolutions begin in the human heart."Eliza Haywood
"The mind is the only kingdom where one can rule absolutely."Eliza Haywood
"Ambition is but avarice on stilts and masked."Jonathan Swift
"Ambition should be made of sterner stuff."Jonathan Swift
"Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful."Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"The architect of one's destiny is the mind."Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"Power without mercy is tyranny of the cruelest kind."Eliza Haywood
"Power without wisdom becomes tyranny."Christina Rossetti
"Power is the ability to remain true to oneself."Christina Rossetti
"The greatest power is the power of the mind."Aphra Behn
"A woman's tongue is her greatest weapon."Aphra Behn
"To be well-spoken is to have the world at your feet."Aphra Behn