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The weaker the man in authority... the stronger his insistence that all his privileges be acknowledged.
The weaker the man in authority... the stronger his insistence that all his privileges be acknowledged.
There are two things over which you have complete dominion, authority and control ð your mind and your mouth
There are two things over which you have complete dominion, authority and control ð your mind and your mouth
All authority belongs to the people
All authority belongs to the people
If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.
If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.
The wisest have the most authority
The wisest have the most authority
He seems to be of great authority. Close with him, give him
gold; and though authority be a stubborn read more
He seems to be of great authority. Close with him, give him
gold; and though authority be a stubborn bear, yet he is oft led
by the nose with gold.
Authority intoxicates,
And makes mere sots of magistrates;
The fumes of it invade the brain,
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Authority intoxicates,
And makes mere sots of magistrates;
The fumes of it invade the brain,
And make men giddy, proud, and vain.
Authority forgets a dying king,
Laid widow'd of the power in his eye
That bow'd the will.
Authority forgets a dying king,
Laid widow'd of the power in his eye
That bow'd the will.
A position of authority is neither necessary nor sufficient for the exercise of leadership.
A position of authority is neither necessary nor sufficient for the exercise of leadership.