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    Whoever can do as he pleases, commands when he entreats.
    [Fr., Qui peut ce qui lui plait, commande alors qu'il prie.]

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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.

by Aleksander Solzhenitsyn Found in: Power Quotes,
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He hath no power that hath not power to use.

He hath no power that hath not power to use.

by Philip James Bailey Found in: Power Quotes,
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Dim with the mist of years, gray flits the shade of power.

Dim with the mist of years, gray flits the shade of power.

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Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one read more

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!

by Dovstoyevsky Found in: Power Quotes,
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The imbecility of men is always inviting the impudence of power.

The imbecility of men is always inviting the impudence of power.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Power Quotes,
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There is no knowledge that is not power.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Power Quotes,
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Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control -- these three alone lead to power.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control -- these three alone lead to power.

by Alfred Lord Tennyson Found in: Power Quotes,
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There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation\'s braggart lords.

There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation\'s braggart lords.

by John Muir Found in: Power Quotes,
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He is most powerful who has power over himself

He is most powerful who has power over himself

by Seneca Found in: Power Quotes,
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