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 Whoever can do as he pleases, commands when he entreats.
 [Fr., Qui peut ce qui lui plait, commande alors read more 
 Whoever can do as he pleases, commands when he entreats.
 [Fr., Qui peut ce qui lui plait, commande alors qu'il prie.] 
Knowledge is power.
Knowledge is power.
 O what is it proud slime will not believe
 Of his own worth, to hear it equal praised
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 O what is it proud slime will not believe
 Of his own worth, to hear it equal praised
  Thus with the gods? 
The greatest power is often simple patience.
The greatest power is often simple patience.
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.
 Without his rod revers'd,
 And backward mutters of dissevering power.  
 Without his rod revers'd,
 And backward mutters of dissevering power. 
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control -- these three alone lead to power.
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control -- these three alone lead to power.
 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.] 
The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to this problem lies in the read more
The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.