Lord Byron Quotes, Power Quotes, Comfort Quotes

My great comfort is, that the temporary celebrity I have wrung from the world has been in the very teeth of all opinions and prejudices. I have flattered no ruling powers; I have never concealed a single thought that tempted me.

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Accumulation of power is as necessary as its diffusion, or rather more so.

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Knowledge, Virtue, Power are the victories of man over his necessities, his march to the dominion of the world.

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Let us show, not merely in great crises, but in every day of life, qualities of practical intelligence, of hardihood and endurance, and above all, the power of devotion to a lofty ideal.

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I am already kindly disposed towards you. My friendship it is not in my power to give: this is a gift which no man can make, it is not in our own power: a sound and healthy friendship is the growth of time and circumstance, it will spring up and thrive like a wildflower when these favour, and when they do not, it is in vain to look for it.

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Thus the will to power strives towards oppositions, towards displeasure. There is a will to suffering at the foundation of all organic life (contrary to "happiness" as "goal").

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Nothing is more arrogant than the weakness which feels itself supported by power.

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And, re-assembling our afflicted powers, consult how we may henceforth most offend.

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There is no strength without justice.

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It is impossible that had Buonaparte descended from a race of vegetable feeders that he could have had either the inclination or the power to ascend the throne of the Bourbons.

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All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one.

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The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.

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Force is the law of animals, men are ruled by conviction.

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In political administration, no problem is ever simple. It can never be reduced to the question whether a certain measure is good or not.

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For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defense.

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Liberty, then, about which so many volumes have been written is, when accurately defined, only the power of acting.

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The policies of all powers are inherent in their geography.

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The wild boar is often held by a small dog. [Lat., A cane non magno saepe tenetur aper.]

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Good and evil thoughts are each a potent power, and they fill the universe.

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Be generous in nature and thought; for this wins respect and gives confidence and power.

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