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Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.
Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.
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.
The law has no power over heroes.
The law has no power over heroes.
My opinion is, that power should always be distrusted, in
whatever hands it is placed.
My opinion is, that power should always be distrusted, in
whatever hands it is placed.
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.]
Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him!
[Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann read more
Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him!
[Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann den Teufel festzuhalten.]
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control -- these three alone lead to power.
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control -- these three alone lead to power.
