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Give me a lever long enough
And a prop strong enough,
I can single handed move the read more
Give me a lever long enough
And a prop strong enough,
I can single handed move the world.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
For that can power give more than food and drink,
To live at ease, and not be bound to read more
For that can power give more than food and drink,
To live at ease, and not be bound to think?
Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; read more
Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.
When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt
When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt
The secret of power is the knowledge that others are more cowardly than you are
The secret of power is the knowledge that others are more cowardly than you are
Dim with the mist of years, gray flits the shade of power.
Dim with the mist of years, gray flits the shade of power.
God deliver me from the venom of the cobra, the tooth
of the tiger, and the vengeance of the Afghan.
God deliver me from the venom of the cobra, the tooth
of the tiger, and the vengeance of the Afghan.
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.
