Power Quotes

Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.

25234 quotes

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