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Power Quotes by Plutarch
- No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
- There is no stronger test of a person's character than power and authority, exciting as they do every passion, and discovering every latent vice.
- To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the…
- I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions.
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