Amount Quote by Washington Irving

Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.

— Thucydides

It is not necessary for all men to be great in action. The greatest and sublimest power is often simple patience.

— Horace Bushnell

A great man is one who can have power and not abuse it.

— Henry Latham Doherty

The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.

— Baron de Montesquieu

It is weakness rather than wickedness which renders men unfit to be trusted with unlimited power

— John Adams

Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

— Plato

For every man in the world functions to the best of his ability, and no one does less than his best, no matter what…

— John Steinbeck

Good men who exercise power are really the most fascinating of all people.

— John Keegan

Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to…

— Mencius

Where a man does his best with only moderate powers, he will have the advantage over negligent superiority.

— Jane Austen

THERE are no wise few; for in all men rages the folly of the Fall. Take your strongest, happiest, handsomest, best born, best bred,…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

What men and women need is encouragement. Their natural resisting powers should be strengthened, not weakened ... Instead of always harping on a man's…

— Anonymous