Authority Quote by Anne Bradstreet

“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.”

— Anne Bradstreet

Authority is supposedly grounded in wisdom, but I could see from a very early age that authority was only a system of control and…

— Joe Strummer

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law

— Thomas Hobbes

Without wisdom, power tends to destroy the one who wields it.

— Frederick Lenz

Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless,

— Iain Pears

Authority is not a quality one person 'has,' in the sense that he has property or physical qualities. Authority refers to an interpersonal relation…

— Erich Fromm

The wisest have the most authority.

— Plato

Authority is never without hate.

— Euripides

To me, authority is something that a freer spirit, a more independent mind, and a person who can handle the world, doesn't need guidance…

— George Carlin

Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Wisdom is considered a sign of weakness by the powerful because a wise man can lead without power but only a powerful man can…

— Mark B. Cohen

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.

— Phil Jackson