Change Quote by Tacitus Download Open image “Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.” — Tacitus ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Change Death Economy Foundation Liberalism Mortals Politics Subject To Change Subjects Unstable Wisdom
It is a blessed thing to know that no power on earth, no temptation, no human frailty can dissolve what God holds together. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
God is the ultimate source of all power. All human power is therefore derived, limited, unstable and transient. — Os Guinness Copy Share Image
It is a hard but good law of fate, that as every evil, so every excessive power, wears itself out. — Johann Gottfried Herder Copy Share Image
The sum of things there is no power can change, For naught exists outside, to which can flee Out of the world matter of… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
“The things I’ve seen," he continues easily, "have shown me that the only constant is change. Too much power in one place is a… — Bill Blais Copy Share Image
the instruments of power - arms, gold, machines, magical or technical secrets - always exist independently of him who disposes of them, and can… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
....nothing is so unhealthy or unstable as the reputation for power that is not based on one's own power. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
It is a universal principle that whenever one refuses to use his God-given powers, these powers decay and perish. — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
Power corrupts; Absolute power corrupts absolutely; God is all-powerful. Draw your own conclusions. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are… — Tacitus Copy Share Image
None mourn more ostentatiously than those who most rejoice at it [a death]. — Tacitus Copy Share Image
So true is it that all transactions of preeminent importance are wrapt in doubt and obscurity; while some hold for certain facts the most… — Tacitus Copy Share Image
Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those… — Tacitus Copy Share Image
Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others. — Tacitus Copy Share Image
None mourn more ostentatiously over the death of Germanicus than those who most rejoice at it [a death]. — Tacitus Copy Share Image
The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast. — Tacitus Copy Share Image
Only within yourself exists the other reality for which you long. I can give you nothing that has not already its being within yourself.… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
I can't believe that I'm sitting in meetings with Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Annette Bening. I want to take on that responsibility to… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
“…progress isn't necessarily about change but about things turning out as we want them to” — Phil Hogan Copy Share Image
If my campaign is not in the debate, we will not be talking about how we really fix this problem of endless and expanding… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
Your world will change whether or not you choose to change, but you have the power to choose it's direction. — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
“Stay focused on bringing people together and more on positive messaging so that you can be the change you wish to see in the… — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
The biggest change for me as a mom was realizing I needed to put someone else before me. Now the hardest part about the… — Kim Alexis Copy Share Image
“After the funeral, my life changed. I felt as if time were suddenly precious, water going down an open drain, and I could not… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
You practice mindfulness, on the one hand, to be calm and peaceful. On the other hand, as you practice mindfulness and live a life… — Anonymous Copy Share Image