Famous Quotes
"All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars."
More quotes about Power
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"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
Abraham Lincoln on Power -
"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't."
Margaret Thatcher on Power -
"Knowledge will give you power, but character respect."
Bruce Lee on Power -
"All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth."
Friedrich Nietzsche on Power -
"Character is power."
Booker T. Washington on Power
More quotes by Charles A. Beard
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"You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence."
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"All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars."
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"All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars."