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Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.
Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.
Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from read more
Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.
Man is born to seek power, yet his actual condition makes him a slave to the power of others.
Man is born to seek power, yet his actual condition makes him a slave to the power of others.
How fading are the joys we dote upon!
Like apparitions seen and gone;
But those which soonest read more
How fading are the joys we dote upon!
Like apparitions seen and gone;
But those which soonest take their flight
Are the most exquisite and strong;
Like angel's visits short and bright,
Mortality's too weak to bear them long.
Warm weather fosters growth: cold weather destroys it. Thus a man with an unsympathetic temperament has a scant joy: but read more
Warm weather fosters growth: cold weather destroys it. Thus a man with an unsympathetic temperament has a scant joy: but a man with a warm and friendly heart overflowing blessings, and his beneficence will extend to posterity.
All I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power.
All I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power.
Though the power be wanting, yet the wish is praiseworthy.
[Lat., Ut desint vires tamen est laudanda voluntas.]
Though the power be wanting, yet the wish is praiseworthy.
[Lat., Ut desint vires tamen est laudanda voluntas.]
Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.
Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.
