power quotes

“There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.”

— Plato

“The measure of a man is what he does with power.”

— Plato

“He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.”

— Plato

“It is much easier to try one's hand at many things than to concentrate one's powers on one thing.”

— Quintilian

“The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.”

— Charlie Chaplin

“It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning. ”

— Salvador Dali

“The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.”

— Aristotle

“A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way in which a piece of wax takes on the impress of a signet-ring without the iron or gold. ”

— Aristotle

“In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme. ”

— Aristotle

“What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.”

— Aristotle

“Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness.”

— Aristotle

“It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought. ”

— Aristotle

“The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.”

— Aristotle

“The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.”

— Bruce Lee

“Experience does not err. Only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power.”

— Leonardo da Vinci

“If any one faculty of our nature may be called more wonderful than the rest, I do think it is memory. There seems something more speakingly incomprehensible in the powers, the failures, the inequalities of memory, than in any other of our intelligences. The memory is sometimes so retentive, so serviceable, so obedient; at others, so bewildered and so weak; and at others again, so tyrannic, so beyond control! We are, to be sure, a miracle every way; but our powers of recollecting and of forgetting do seem peculiarly past finding out.”

— Jane Austen

“In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided between the sexes.”

— Jane Austen

“It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive. ”

— Winston Churchill

“The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it. ”

— Winston Churchill

“For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank. ”

— Winston Churchill

“When every physical and mental resources is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

“I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion.”

— Thomas Jefferson

“I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.”

— Thomas Jefferson

“Power is not alluring to pure minds”

— Thomas Jefferson

“Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.”

— Franklin Roosevelt

“We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But we do assert that the ambition of the individual to obtain for him a proper security is an ambition to be preferred to the appetite for great wealth and great power.”

— Franklin Roosevelt

“Sound character provides the power with which a person may ride the emergencies of life instead of being overwhelmed by them. Failure is... the highway to success.”

— Og Mandino

“The tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man... it constitutes the powerful obstacle to culture.”

— Sigmund Freud

power quotes

“Odd how the creative power at once brings the whole universe to order.”

“The will to be stupid is a very powerful force, but there are always alternatives.”

“There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.”

“The measure of a man is what he does with power.”

“He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.”

“It is much easier to try one's hand at many things than to concentrate one's powers on one thing.”

“The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.”

“It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning. ”

“The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.”

“A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way in which a piece of wax takes on the impress of a signet-ring without the iron or gold. ”

“In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme. ”

“What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.”

“Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness.”

“It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought. ”

“The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.”

“The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.”

“Experience does not err. Only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power.”

“In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided between the sexes.”

“It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive. ”

“The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it. ”

“For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank. ”

“When every physical and mental resources is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.”

“I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion.”

“I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.”

“Power is not alluring to pure minds”

“Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.”

“We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But we do assert that the ambition of the individual to obtain for him a proper security is an ambition to be preferred to the appetite for great wealth and great power.”

“Sound character provides the power with which a person may ride the emergencies of life instead of being overwhelmed by them. Failure is... the highway to success.”

“The tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man... it constitutes the powerful obstacle to culture.”