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    Those he commands move only in command,
    Nothing in live. Now does he feel his title
    Hang loose about him, like a giant's robe
    Upon a dwarfish thief.

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Authority is quite degrading

Authority is quite degrading

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Authority Quotes,
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There are two things over which you have complete dominion, authority and control ð your mind and your mouth

There are two things over which you have complete dominion, authority and control ð your mind and your mouth

by African Proverb Found in: Authority Quotes,
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Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.

Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.

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Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

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A position of authority is neither necessary nor sufficient for the exercise of leadership.

A position of authority is neither necessary nor sufficient for the exercise of leadership.

by Eric Werkowitz Found in: Authority Quotes,
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He who rules by moral force is like the pole star, which remains
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He who rules by moral force is like the pole star, which remains
in place while all the lesser stars do homage to it.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Authority Quotes,
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Thus can the demigod Authority
Make us pay down for our offense by weight
The words of read more

Thus can the demigod Authority
Make us pay down for our offense by weight
The words of heaven; on whom it will, it will,
On whom it will not, so: yet still 'tis just.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Authority Quotes,
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The wisest have the most authority

The wisest have the most authority

by Plato Found in: Authority Quotes,
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Thou hast seen a farmer's dog bark at a beggar? . . . And the
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Thou hast seen a farmer's dog bark at a beggar? . . . And the
creature run from the cur. There thou mightst behold the great
image of authority--a dog's obeyed in office.

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