Authority Quote by Tacitus

By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.

— Tacitus

A man possessed of splendid talents, which he often abused, and of a sound judgment, the admonitions of which he often neglected; a man…

— Thomas B. Macaulay

Talents give a man a superiority far more agreeable than that which proceeds from riches, birth, or employments, which are all external. Talents constitute…

— Charles Rollin

“For rebelling against every form of authority fate has punished me by making me an authority.”

— Albert Einstein

The greater a man's talents, the greater his power to lead astray.

— Aldous Huxley

The peril of every fine faculty is the delight of playing with it for pride. Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character,…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

All authority must be out of a man's self, turned . . . either upon an art, or upon a man.

— Francis Bacon

Talent is nothing;if its not controlled, disciplined and harnessed.

— Ritu Ghatourey

There is no talent so useful toward rising in the world, or which puts men more out of the reach of fortune, than that…

— Jonathan Swift

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

— Lech Walesa

I was induced to establish several orders of merit, from conviction that emulation, well directed, becomes a useful servant; and, that the latent genius…

— Joseph Lancaster

A ruler of men faces two possible misfortunes: if he employs the worthy, the ministers will use worthiness as a pretext to rob their…

— Han Fei