I know of nothing sublime which is not some modification of power.

I know of nothing sublime which is not some modification of power.

Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.

Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.

Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.

Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right read more

I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.

There is nothing which power cannot believe of itself, when it is
praised as equal to the gods.
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There is nothing which power cannot believe of itself, when it is
praised as equal to the gods.
[Lat., Nihil est quod credere de se
Non possit, quum laudatur dis aequa potestas.]

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control -- these three alone lead to power.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control -- these three alone lead to power.