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Power is not alluring to pure minds
Power is not alluring to pure minds
He hath no power that hath not power to use.
He hath no power that hath not power to use.
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while
He who is devoid of the power to forgive, is devoid of the power to love.
He who is devoid of the power to forgive, is devoid of the power to love.
Patience and Gentleness is Power.
- Leigh Hunt (James Henry Leigh Hunt),
Patience and Gentleness is Power.
- Leigh Hunt (James Henry Leigh Hunt),
You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed read more
You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power - he's free again.
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?
I believe in one thing only, the power of human will.
I believe in one thing only, the power of human will.
The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.
The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.
