Being wise Quote by Ovid

Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.

— Herodotus

“Power without moral direction is the most dangerous force in the world.”

— Christopher Paolini

“Force is as pitiless to the man who possesses it as it is to its victims - the second it crushes, the first it…

— Paul Hoffman

Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely.

— Leon Trotsky

“If not violently overthrown, expectation can have a power in itself, can invest a place with what literally isn't there.”

— Siri Hustvedt

Never underestimate the magnitude of the power of the forces that reinforce the status quo.

— John P. Kotter

“force without legitimacy leads to defiance, not submission.”

— Malcolm Gladwell

Force is the weapon of the weak.

— Ammon Hennacy

“The excessive use of force creates legitimacy problems, and force without legitimacy leads to defiance, not submission.”

— Malcolm Gladwell

We live in a world which respects power above all things. Power, intelligently directed, can lead to more freedom. Unwisely directed, it can be…

— Mary McLeod Bethune

It was easy to share when there was enough, even barely enough, to go round. But when there was not enough? Then force entered…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“To submit isn’t to be forced. It’s to yield to a force greater than your own, in order to become part of the whole.”

— Dianna Hardy