Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"The greatest pleasure in life is to humble one's enemies"Monte Cristo
"I am the instrument of divine justice"Monte Cristo
"Ambition is the poison of great souls."Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
"Vengeance is mine, I will repay."Anna Karenina
"Power corrupts the soul."Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
"No one who has ever seen you can think anything impossible for you."Lady Catherine de Bourgh
"I am the incarnation of providence."Edmond Dantès
"Power corrupts, but powerlessness destroys."Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
"I wanted to become a Napoleon, that is why I killed her."Raskolnikov
"The ordinary person desires peace, but the extraordinary desires dominion."Raskolnikov
"She understood that she was powerless."Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
"The pursuit of power corrupts even the purest intentions."Raskolnikov
"Revenge is a dish best served cold."Edmond Dantès
"Strength is the privilege of the strong."Villefort
"I wanted to become a Napoleon, that is why I killed her"Raskolnikov
"I have a right to kill if I have the power"Raskolnikov
"I am the product of my own desires."Edmond Dantès
"The greatest power in the world lies in words."Don Quixote
"Mystery and secrecy are the tools of the powerful."Edmond Dantès
"The greatest pleasure is revenge."Edmond Dantès
"Power without wisdom is tyranny."Abbé Faria
"The pursuit of power often leads to the loss of peace."Alexei Vronsky
"What is power but the ability to do what one wishes?"Napoleon Bonaparte
"I wanted to become a Napoleon, that is why I killed her."Raskolnikov
"A man who has nothing left to lose is the most dangerous."Edmond Dantès
"Show me thy strength and it shall be thy weakness."Roger Chillingworth
"I am powerless to deny thee what thou askest."Hester Prynne
"I feel that I am capable of anything now"Raskolnikov
"The more you control people, the more they resent you."Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
"I could murder someone for a thousand roubles and not feel guilty."Raskolnikov