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The household is a school of power. There, within the door, learn the tragi-comedy of human life.

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Men such as they are, very naturally seek money or power; and power because it is as good as money.

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The Vedanta recognizes no sin it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the Vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that.

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In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.

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There is no power on earth which can be kept long confined within a narrow limit. It cannot be kept compressed too long to allow of expansion at a subsequent period.

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Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established.

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Real power does not consist in the ability to inflict capital punishment upon the subjects, but in the will and the ability to protect the subjects against the world.

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We know that madness belongs to love,--what power to paint a vile object in hues of heaven.

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When you give power to an executive you do not know who will be filling that position when the time of crisis comes.

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A new-born Government must shine and astonish - the moment it loses its éclat it falls.

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UBIQUITY, n. The gift or power of being in all places at one time, but not in all places at all times, which is omnipresence, an attribute of God and the luminiferous ether only.

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Far better to think historically, to remember the lessons of the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part of the knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be one who knows that if you reserve the power not to use all your power, you will lead others far more successfully and well.

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You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both.

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Our chief usefulness to humanity rests on our combining power with high purpose. Power undirected by high purpose spells calamity, and high purpose by itself is utterly useless if the power to put it into effect is lacking.

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There is no thought in any mind, but it quickly tends to convert itself into power.

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I am not the law, but I represent justice so far as my feeble powers go.

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The eagle suffers little birds to sing.

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Don't trust children with edge tools. Don't trust man, great God, with more power than he has until he has learned to use that little better. What a hell we should make of the world if we could do what we would!

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Lack is more in means, than in principles.

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Whatever you fear most has no power--it is your fear that has the power

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