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He is most powerful who has power over himself
He is most powerful who has power over himself
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, read more
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Every Communist must grasp the truth: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.".
Every Communist must grasp the truth: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.".
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.
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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.]
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is
no power but of God: the powers read more
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is
no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.
The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.
My opinion is, that power should always be distrusted, in
whatever hands it is placed.
My opinion is, that power should always be distrusted, in
whatever hands it is placed.