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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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Those who do not wish to kill any one, wish they had the power.
[Lat., Et qui nolunt occidere read more

Those who do not wish to kill any one, wish they had the power.
[Lat., Et qui nolunt occidere quemquam
Posse volunt.]

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Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.

Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.

by Nelson Rockefeller 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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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable read more

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.

by James Madison Found in: Power Quotes,
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The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any

by Alice Walker Found in: Power Quotes,
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Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one read more

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!

by Dovstoyevsky Found in: Power Quotes,
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Odin, thou whirlwind, what a threat is this
Thou threatenest what transcends thy might, even thine,
For read more

Odin, thou whirlwind, what a threat is this
Thou threatenest what transcends thy might, even thine,
For of all powers the mightiest far art thou,
Lord over men on earth, and Gods in Heaven;
Yet even from thee thyself hath been withheld
One thing--to undo what thou thyself hast ruled.

by Matthew Arnold Found in: Power Quotes,
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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

by Epictetus 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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