Power Quotes

15857 Power quotes by 6592 unique authors

To live happily is an inward power of the soul. — Marcus Aurelius
There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with. — Marcus Aurelius
India saw from the beginning, and, even in her ages of reason and her age of increasing ignorance, she never lost hold of the insight,… — Sri Aurobindo
She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becoming himself more entirely and profoundly than he is, truths which have only… — Sri Aurobindo
An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels that she may… — Jane Austen
I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible. — Teresa of Avila
We have established a new basis in our country in which economic liberalization would continue to flourish alongside democratic forces and deregulated power structure. — Ibrahim Babangida
Another mode of accumulating power arises from lifting a weight and then allowing it to fall. — Charles Babbage
A tool is usually more simple than a machine; it is generally used with the hand, whilst a machine is frequently moved by animal or… — Charles Babbage
Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all… — Roger Babson
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly. — Richard Bach
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however. — Richard Bach
I'm not motivated by vanity, glory or the quest for power. — Michele Bachmann
Knowledge is power. — Francis Bacon
It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's… — Francis Bacon
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. — Lord Acton
The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall. — Francis Bacon
And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History… — Lord Acton
The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of… — Lord Acton
The best advice I ever got was that knowledge is power and to keep reading. — David Bailey

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