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Though the power be wanting, yet the wish is praiseworthy.
[Lat., Ut desint vires tamen est laudanda voluntas.]
Though the power be wanting, yet the wish is praiseworthy.
[Lat., Ut desint vires tamen est laudanda voluntas.]
Give me a lever long enough
And a prop strong enough,
I can single handed move the read more
Give me a lever long enough
And a prop strong enough,
I can single handed move the world.
The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.
The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.
Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. This power becomes available to you read more
Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. This power becomes available to you just as you can change your beliefs.
The greatest power is often simple patience.
The greatest power is often simple patience.
Power is not alluring to pure minds
Power is not alluring to pure minds
Power does not corrupt man; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.
Power does not corrupt man; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.
Calmness is the cradle of power.
Calmness is the cradle of power.
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while
