Impress Quote by Thucydides Download Open image “Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.” — Thucydides ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Impress Manifestation Men Patience Politics Power Restraint
With every exertion, the best of men can do but a moderate amount of good; but it seems in the power of the most… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
“Power always and everywhere had had a pernicious, corrupting effect upon men. It "converts a good man in private life to a tyrant in office." It acts upon men like drink: it "is known to be intoxicating in its nature"—"too intoxicating and liable to abuse." And nothing within man is sufficiently strong to guard against these effects of power—certainly not… — Bernard Bailyn Copy Share
The disposition of all power is to abuses, nor does it at all mend the matter that its possessors are a majority. Unrestrained political… — James F. Cooper Copy Share Image
For power can guarantee the interests of some men but it can never foster the good of man. Power always protects the good of… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Superiority to circumstances is one of the most prominent characteristics of great men. — Horace Mann Copy Share Image
It is not necessary for all men to be great in action. The greatest and sublimest power is often simple patience. — Horace Bushnell Copy Share Image
A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired. This maxim, drawn from the experience… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
It is the habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
Boasting and bravado may exist in the breast even of the coward, if he is successful through a mere lucky hit; but a just… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
And it is certain that those who do not yield to their equals, who keep terms with their superiors, and are moderate towards their… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept. — Thucydides Copy Share Image
It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even worse position... — Thucydides Copy Share Image
War is an evil thing; but to submit to the dictation of other states is worse… Freedom, if we hold fast to it, will… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made. — Thucydides Copy Share Image
As for democracy, the men of sense among us knew what it was, and I perhaps as well as any, as I have more… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
Anybody can be Prince Charming one day a year, with the dinner and the flowers and all that. But you know what impresses me?… — Ryan Howard Copy Share Image
Our obsession with material things and lack of self-worth is evident in our need for an abundance of momentary luxuries and must-have amenities that… — T.I Copy Share Image
...It's an unmeetable level of writing. But even if it's something I feel like I can't ever attain, it doesn't crush my spirit. I… — Paul Banks Copy Share Image
When I was young, I spent my days and nights trying to impress future generations. I spent them. They're gone. All because I was… — Miguel Syjuco Copy Share Image
“Don't pretend to be what you're not, instead, pretend to what you want to be, it is not pretence, it is a journey to… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
The ability of our people to think quickly and create great products in this whole new world of Internet open standards is not only… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Lutheranism restricted itself to an exclusively ecclesiastical and theological character, while Calvinism put its impress in and outside the church upon every aspect of… — Abraham Kuyper Copy Share Image
In the long run my observations have convinced me that some men, reasoning preposterously, first establish some conclusion in their minds which, either because… — Galileo Galilei Copy Share Image
It's exhausting trying to impress someone and be a version of yourself that might be attractive to them. — Mae Martin Copy Share Image
Everybody searches for a chance to impress other. But they don't understands, That impressions are made by very casual happening... — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
