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The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.
The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.
We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world - or read more
We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world - or to make it the last.
Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to read more
Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power.
Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes read more
Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.
Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.
Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.
Dim with the mist of years, gray flits the shade of power.
Dim with the mist of years, gray flits the shade of power.
For that can power give more than food and drink,
To live at ease, and not be bound to read more
For that can power give more than food and drink,
To live at ease, and not be bound to think?
Men are never very wise and select in the exercise of a new
power.
Men are never very wise and select in the exercise of a new
power.
Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from read more
Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.