Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"True power lies in lifting others up, not casting them down."Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"Power over others fades; power with others endures."Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"Do you know what gives you power? Believing in yourself."Johan Christian Andersen
"The most powerful person is one who has nothing left to lose."Knut Hamsun
"Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven."Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"In my youth I thought power was everything; in my age I know it is nothing."Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"Power without compassion corrupts the soul."Hans Christian Andersen
"The greatest power is self-knowledge."Selma Lagerlöf
"Power without conscience is tyranny."Selma Lagerlöf
"Power is in the moment of decision."Robert Browning
"The more you own, the more it owns you."Søren Kierkegaard
"Power without responsibility is tyranny."Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."August Strindberg
"Power without love is tyranny."Selma Lagerlöf
"Power is most evident in its restraint."Selma Lagerlöf
"I must make up my mind which is to be master—the world or I."Henrik Ibsen
"Every person is the master of their own fate."Henrik Ibsen
"The pursuit of power corrupts the noble."Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"True power lies in the ability to forgive completely."Hans Christian Andersen
"Power without conscience is merely tyranny in motion."Hans Christian Andersen
"Power without truth is merely tyranny."Alexander Solzhenitsyn
"The pen is mightier than the sword."Alexander Solzhenitsyn
"Power corrupts those who do not understand truth."Alexander Solzhenitsyn
"I learned that strength is not about force."Anna Akhmatova
"Power without wisdom is tyranny"Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"A man cannot exist in this life without either a master or becoming one."Søren Kierkegaard
"My passions have never been my shame, but always my pride."August Strindberg
"The greatest strength is the ability to appear weak when you are strong."August Strindberg
"I am the architect of my own destiny, for better or worse."August Strindberg
"The power to shape our world lies within us, waiting to be claimed."Selma Lagerlöf