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    Do not ever say that the desire to 'do good' by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives.

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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?

by Ben Jonson Found in: Power Quotes,
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Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.

Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.

by Bruce Lee Found in: Power Quotes,
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I do believe we're all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe in the power of prayer. read more

I do believe we're all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe in the power of prayer. I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other.

by Harvey Fierstein Found in: Power Quotes,
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Patience and Gentleness is Power.
- Leigh Hunt (James Henry Leigh Hunt),

Patience and Gentleness is Power.
- Leigh Hunt (James Henry Leigh Hunt),

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Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his read more

Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Power Quotes,
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We often say how impressive power is. But I do not find it impressive at all. The guns and the read more

We often say how impressive power is. But I do not find it impressive at all. The guns and the bombs, the rockets and the warships, are all symbols of human failure. They are necessary symbols. They protect what we cherish. But they are witness to hum.

by Lyndon Baines Johnson Found in: Power Quotes,
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There is no knowledge that is not power

There is no knowledge that is not power

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Power Quotes,
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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.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Power Quotes,
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To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to
know its pleasures, we read more

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to
know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it: the
pains of power are real, its pleasure imaginary.

by Charles Caleb Colton Found in: Power Quotes,
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