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Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.
Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.
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.
The law has no power over heroes.
The law has no power over heroes.
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.]
Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from read more
Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.
Nothing destroys authority so much as the unequal and untimely interchange of power, pressed too far and relaxed too much.
Nothing destroys authority so much as the unequal and untimely interchange of power, pressed too far and relaxed too much.
Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.
Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.
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.
