Power, like the diamond, dazzles the beholder, and also the wearer; it dignifies meanness; it magnifies littleness; to what is contemptible, it gives authority; to what is low, exaltation.
—Charles Caleb Colton
Showing posts with label power. Show all posts
Showing posts with label power. Show all posts
Monday, April 13, 2015
Friday, August 01, 2014
Post #1610
Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.
—William Shakespeare
—William Shakespeare
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Post #1002
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
—Abraham Lincoln
—Abraham Lincoln
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Post #971
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
—John Steinbeck
—John Steinbeck
Friday, December 16, 2011
Post #802
There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind.
—Napoleon Bonaparte
—Napoleon Bonaparte
A deadly viper once bit a hole snipe's hide; But 'twas the viper, not the snipe, that died.
- dave
- El Paso, Texas, United States
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