“What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
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The world itself is the will to
“The world itself is the will to power – and nothing else! And you yourself are the will to power – and nothing else!”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
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To give aid to every poor man
“To give aid to every poor man is far beyond the reach and power of every man. Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole.”
— Baruch Spinoza
Author: Baruch Spinoza
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But the power of instruction is seldom
“But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous.”
— Edward Gibbon
Author: Edward Gibbon
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A few great minds are enough to
“A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.”
— Jean Rostand
Author: Jean Rostand
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Poetry is ordinary language raised to the
“Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.”
— Paul Engle
Author: Paul Engle
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Liberty consists in the power of doing
“Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
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It is a paradox that every dictator
“It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.”
— Herbert Hoover
Author: Herbert Hoover
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I foresee the Chinese ruling the world.
“I foresee the Chinese ruling the world. What are you going to do to stop it? No president of the United States will ever have enough power to stop the Chinese when they want to take over the world.”
— Evel Knievel
Author: Evel Knievel
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It is more agreeable to have the
“It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.”
— Winston Churchill
Author: Winston Churchill
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The sublimity of administration consists in knowing
“The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.”
— Charles de Montesquieu
Author: Charles de Montesquieu
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