Quotes About Power

Les paraules poden calar foc a la ment dels homes. Les paraules poden arrencar llàgrimes als cors més durs. Hi ha set paraules que faran que una persona t'estimi. Hi ha deu paraules que minaran la voluntat d'un home fort.

For he knew the name of the wind, and so the wind obeyed him. He spoke to the wind and it cradled and caressed him.

Master Elodin" I said breathing a little hard, "Might I ask you a quick question?" "Statistically speaking it's pretty likely".. "May I ask you a question then?" "I doubt any power known to man could stop you.

pride is the luxury of the strong.

She knew the way of things. She knew if you weren't always stepping lightly as a bird the whole world came apart to crush you. Like a house of cards. Like a bottle against stones. Like a wrist pinned hard beneath a hand with the hot breath smell of want and wine. . . .

El poder está bien, y la estupidez es, por lo general inofensiva. Pero el poder y la estupidez juntos son peligrosos.

Which do you think is the greater type of power?" I only had to think for a second. "The inherent, your grace." "Interesting. Why do you say that?" "Because a power you possess yourself cannot be taken away, your grace.

He did not despair. For he knew the name of the wind, and so the wind obeyed him.

I called the lightning and it came.

A great spider of lightning crawled across the sky,

But pride is the luxury of the strong.

Caiu uma tonelada de ferro batido. Se houvesse alguém olhando, teria notado que a roda caiu mais depressa do que a gravidade poderia explicar. Teria notado que ela caiu enviesada, quase como se fosse atraída pelo dracus. Quase como se o próprio Tehlu a tivesse direcionado para a fera com mão vingativa. Mas não havia ninguém para ver a verdade das coisas. E não havia nenhum deus a guiá-la. Apenas eu.

El poder de su visión era tal que podía leer los corazones de los hombres como si fueran libros de gruesas letras.

CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN A Piece of Fire

Nothin' plugs a man's ears like money.

Damn little gadflies think they can buy the sun out the sky, don't they?" "This particular one could probably afford it," I said grimly. "And the moon too, if he wanted the matched set to use as bookends.

But a word is nothing but a painting of a fire. A name is the fire itself.

Inherent power you possess as part of yourself. Granted power is lent or given by other people.

Secrets are the cornerstone of civilisation.

Waterside and Hillside. Waterside is where people are poor. That makes them beggars, thieves, and whores. Hillside is where people are rich. That makes them solicitors, politicians, and courtesans.

I want a magical horse that fits in my pocket," Wil said. "And a ring of red amber that gives me power over demons. And an endless supply of cake.

Power is okay, and stupidity is usually harmless. Power and stupidity together are dangerous." "I never said stupid," Ben corrected me. "You're clever.We both know that. But you can be thoughtless. A clever, thoughtless person is one of the most terrifying things there is.

I struggled for a moment, failed. "So blue is a name?" "It is a word. Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts. There are seven words that will make a person love you. There are ten words that will break a strong man's will. But a word is nothing but a painting of a fire. A name is the fire itself.

Nobles' sons are one of nature's great destructive forces, like floods or tornadoes. When you're struck with one of these catastrophes, the only thing an average man can do is grit his teeth and try to minimise the damage.