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Power Quotes by Plato
- The measure of a man is what he does with power.
- There are few people so stubborn in their atheism who, when danger is pressing in, will not acknowledge the divine power.
- Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meet…
- The orators and the despots have the least power in their cities ... since they do nothing that they wish to do, practically speaking, though…
- Few men are so obstinate in their atheism, that a pressing danger will not compel them to acknowledgment of a divine power.....
- Mankind will never see an end of trouble until lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power become lovers of…
- My good friend, you are a citizen of Athens, a city which is very great and very famous for its wisdom and power - are…
- He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.
- Access to power must be confined to those who are not in love with it.
- According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them…
- Until philosophers rule as kings or those who are now called kings and leading men genuinely and adequately philosophise, that is, until political power and…
- The power of the Good has taken refuge in the nature of the Beautiful
- He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act
- Only those who do not seek power are qualified to hold it.
- There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we…
- Those who seek power are not worthy of that power.
More Power Quotes
- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- Revolutionaries do not make revolutions. The revolutionaries are those who know when power is lying in the street and then they can… — Hannah Arendt
- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in… — Alexis Arguello
- Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and… — Aristotle
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do. — Aristotle
- The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. — Aristotle
- Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness. — Aristotle
- A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way… — Aristotle
- The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better. — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo