Becoming Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli

Whoever is the cause of another becoming powerful, is ruined himself.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“He who causes another to become powerful ruins himself, for he brings such a power into being either by design or by force, and…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“From this one can derive a general rule which rarely, if ever, fails: that anyone who is the cause of another becoming powerful comes…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

“A general rule is drawn which never or rarely fails: that he who is the cause of another becoming powerful is ruined; because that…

— W.K. Marriott

He who is the cause of another's advancement is thereby the cause of his own ruin.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

THE POWER OF A COMPELLING CAUSE RESTS IN THE SOUL OF ITS CREATOR, because a cause springs from the soul. It is a spiritual…

— Lance Secretan

Only the development of his inner powers can offset the dangers inherent in man's losing control of the tremendous natural forces at his disposal…

— Roberto Assagioli

The possession of power over others is inherently destructive both to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

— George Davis Herron

If one has got power, one must manifest it in action.

— Swami Vivekananda

One uses power by grasping it lightly. To grasp too strongly is to be taken over by power, and thus to become its victim.

— Frank Herbert

Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it.

— Frank Herbert

“We the People have the power that becomes the power but the power abuses its power becoming tyrannical to its source of power.”

— Jose R. Coronado