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

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.]

Men are never very wise and select in the exercise of a new
power.

Men are never very wise and select in the exercise of a new
power.

Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.

Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.

We defend and we build a way of life, not for America alone, but for all mankind.

We defend and we build a way of life, not for America alone, but for all mankind.

Each one of us has the power to make others feel better or worse. Making others feel better is much read more

Each one of us has the power to make others feel better or worse. Making others feel better is much more fun than making others feel worse. Making others feel better generally makes us feel better.

Iron hand in a velvet glove.

Iron hand in a velvet glove.

Give me a lever long enough
And a prop strong enough,
I can single handed move the read more

Give me a lever long enough
And a prop strong enough,
I can single handed move the world.

To have command is to have all the power you will ever need. To have all the power you will read more

To have command is to have all the power you will ever need. To have all the power you will ever need, is to have the world in the palm of you hand.