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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.
Man is born to seek power, yet his actual condition makes him a slave to the power of others.
Man is born to seek power, yet his actual condition makes him a slave to the power of others.
Those have most power to hurt us, that we love
Those have most power to hurt us, that we love
Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him!
[Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann read more
Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him!
[Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann den Teufel festzuhalten.]
Knowledge is power.
Knowledge is power.
When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you.
When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you.
You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed read more
You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power - he's free again.
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
