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title: "3 Chosen Power Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Chosen Power quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Chosen Power sayings and thoughts."
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> [“The Wickans know that the gift of power is never free. They know enough not to envy the chosen among them, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-erikson/the-wickans-know-that-the-gift-of-power-is-never-free-they-know/)

[Steven Erikson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-erikson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/steven-erikson-588_power_the-wickans-know-that-the-gift-of-power_530968.jpg)

> [What kind of power is it that dares intrude between me and my bride, the bride I myself have chosen and who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soren-kierkegaard/what-kind-of-power-is-it-that-dares-intrude-between-me-and-my-bride/)

[Soren Kierkegaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soren-kierkegaard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/soren-kierkegaard-578_god_what-kind-of-power-is-it-that-dares-intr_1031125.jpg)

> [The Wickans know that the gift of power is never free. They know enough not to envy the chosen among them, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-erikson/the-wickans-know-that-the-gift-of-power-is-never-free-they-know-2/)

[Steven Erikson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-erikson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c7/steven-erikson-588_bones_the-wickans-know-that-the-gift-of-power_2913563.jpg)

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