Hands Quote by William Jones Download Open image “My opinion is, that power should always be distrusted, in whatever hands it is placed.” — William Jones ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Hands Opinion Power Should
I think having a healthy distrust of authority is a good thing, within certain parameters, obviously. — Fiona Bruce Copy Share Image
I think all of our human Experience shows that no one with absolute power can be trusted to give it up even in part — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
It is not power itself, but the legitimation of the lust for power, which corrupts absolutely — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“Asked to choose between having power and giving up power to a “trusted” entity, people often prefer to give it up rather than have… — M.E. Thomas Copy Share Image
It is not the misuse of power that is evil; the very existence of power is an evil. — Charles A. Reich Copy Share Image
Power is always right, weakness always wrong. Power is always insolent and despotic. — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
Of all the things that it is possible to donate, to donate your own body is infinitely more worthwhile. — William Jones Copy Share Image
I am no Hindu, but I hold the doctrine of the Hindus concerning a future state (rebirth) to be incomparably more rational, more pious,… — William Jones Copy Share Image
Wherever we direct our attention to Hindu literature the notion of infinity presents itself. — William Jones Copy Share Image
The Bible is the light of my understanding, the joy of my heart, the fullness of my hope, the clarified of my affections, the… — William Jones Copy Share Image
Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot, and all to heaven. — William Jones Copy Share Image
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.” — William Jones Copy Share Image
Go boldly forth, my simple lay,Whose accents flow with artless ease,Like orient pearls at random strung. — William Jones Copy Share Image
[I]n every part of this eastern world, from Pekin to Damascus, the popular teachers of moral wisdom have immemorially been poets. — William Jones Copy Share Image
An experiment in nature, like a text in the Bible, is capable of different interpretations, according to the preconceptions of the interpreter. — William Jones Copy Share Image
I have carefully and regularly perused the Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that the volume contains more sublimity, purer morality, more important history,… — William Jones Copy Share Image
When I passed the Chancellor he arose, waved his hand at me, and I waved back at him. I think the writers showed bad… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
I need a bath." He chuckled. "You smell of smoke, as do I." The duke turned, leaning heavily on his cane. "Jameson, open the… — Karen Hawkins Copy Share Image
(knitting while on a motorcycle) "For several years she knitted in secret (my father would not approve; she was to concentrate on motorcycling and… — Elizabeth Zimmermann Copy Share Image
Then come to realize that you're making mountains out of molehills. Realize how petty you've become. Sure, it may feel like you can't get… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
I have inside me the winds, the deserts, the oceans, the stars, and everything created in the universe. We were all made by the… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
To me, the beauty of a quilt or a dress lies within the stitches and the thought of the person who made them. When… — Natalie Copy Share Image
I always step on the plane with my right foot and touch the outside of the plane with my left hand. Sometimes you know… — Hope Davis 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
My folks tried to make a preacher of me and missed by a narrow margin… I would have made a good one if I… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
When you put your hand on the Bible, you are saying something much stronger than just telling your peers that you're going to tell… — Lee Greenwood Copy Share Image
There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party...and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are a bit… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
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