Quote by Henry James

“He had to learn that those who treated him in a hostile way did so out of weakness. He saw the hostility and reacted…

— Ken Follett

“He doubted everything with an air of superiority--a great power in the eyes of the weak.”

— Victor Hugo

“he who overcomes himself is mighty.”

— Lao Tzu

“He learned...never to show his anger or hatred against a stronger adversary, for fear of being crushed.”

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“I didn't need his criticism. I carried enough guilt on my own. I had done everything wrong. I had the highest marks in school…

— Ruta Sepetys

“In the midst of wanting to be powerful, I found a weakness.”

— Jonnalyn Cabigting

“Playing the villain was the only thing he’d ever really excelled at.”

— Holly Black

“He was his own worst enemy, al­ways ta­king sim­ple things and ma­king them com­pli­ca­ted.”

— Kate Sherwood

“Was man, indeed, at once so powerful, so virtuous and magnificent, yet so vicious and base?”

— Mary Shelley

“There was something about him so pure and untarnished,yet he was powerful and well-versed on life.”

— Cecelia Ahern

“I do not know how he even managed to do what he did. He should not have been able to, but he did. He…

— Jasinda Wilder

“The general who is always complaining about the strength of the enemy is really hiding his own weakness.”

— Dario de Judicibus