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There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation\'s braggart lords.
There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation\'s braggart lords.
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.]
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?
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.
All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull read more
All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours.
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
The only real power comes out of a long rifle.
The only real power comes out of a long rifle.
When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt
When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt
