Corruptible Quotes

21 Corruptible quotes by 15 unique authors

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than… — David Brin
It is not that power corrupts but that power is a magnet to the corruptible. — Frank Herbert
In man's life, time is but a moment; being, a flux; sense is dim; the material frame corruptible; soul, an eddy of breath; fortune a… — Marcus Aurelius
The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working. — Albert Einstein
A clever child brought up with a foolish one can itself become foolish. Man is so perfectible and corruptible he can become a fool through… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
The mistakes (of leaders) are amplified by the numbers who follow them without question. Charismatic leaders tend to build up followings, power structures and these… — Frank Herbert
Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect all who seek it ... We should grant power over our affairs only to those who are reluctant to hold… — Frank Herbert
In a world where data is coin of the realm, and transmissions are guarded by no better sentinels than man-made codes and corruptible devices, there… — C.S. Friedman
All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. Such… — Frank Herbert
Any institution which does not suppose the people good, and the magistrate corruptible, is evil. — Maximilien Robespierre
Awareness cannot be taught, and when it is present it has no context. All contexts are created by thought and are therefore corruptible by thought.… — Toni Packer
If a language is corruptible, then a constitution written in that language is corruptible. — Robert Breault
God is in heaven, and we all want what's his. But power and greed and corruptible seed seem to be all that there is. — Bob Dylan
Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible. — Frank Herbert
Love is a fragile, corruptible thing. And yet I have seen it evince a curious strength. It is beyond any comprehension Love is a weakness… — Brent Weeks
The heart is what is important." There is nothing more vulnerable, nothing more corruptible than the human mind; nor is there anything as powerful, steadfast… — Daisaku Ikeda
Science is as corruptible a human activity as any other. — Michael Crichton
Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it. — Frank Herbert
Allowances can always be made for your friends to disagree with you. Disagreement, vehement disagreement, is healthy. Debate is impossible without it. Evil does not… — Craig Ferguson
Even the incorruptible are corruptible if they cannot accept the possibility of being mistaken. Infallibility is a sin in any man. All laws can be… — Craig Ferguson
I have no taste for corruptible food nor for the pleasures of this life. I desire the Bread of God, which is the Flesh of… — Ignatius of Antioch

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