Quotes About Power

Party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.

And binding Nature fast in fate,Left free the human will.

Party-spirit at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.

She moves a goddess, and she looks a queen.

And proud his mistress' orders to perform,Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.

The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.

Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine! Lo! thy dread empire, Chaos! is restored; Light dies before thy uncreating word: Thy hand, great Anarch! lets the curtain fall; And universal darkness buries all.

For forms of Government let fools contest. Whate'er is best administered is best.

Yes, I am proud; I must be proud to see Men not afraid of God afraid of me.

The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, and wretches hang that jurymen may dine.

A prudent chief not always must display His pow'rs in equal ranks, and fair array, But with th' occasion and the place comply, Conceal his force, nay seem sometimes to fly.

What then remains, but well our power to use, And keep good humour still whate'er we lose? And trust me, dear, good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail. Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul

For who can move when fair Belinda fails?   Not half so fix'd the Trojan could remain, 5   While Anna begg'd and Dido rag'd in vain.   Then grave Clarissa graceful wav'd her fan;   Silence ensu'd, and thus the nymph began.

And see, my son! the hour is on its way, That lifts the Goddess to imperial sway; This favourite isle, long severed from her reign, Doveline, she gathers to her wings again

I was not born to amuse the Tsars.

The inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, describes the DNS system as the "one centralized Achilles' heel by which {the Web} can all be brought down or controlled.

And therefore I ordered him to be instantly hanged.

For the Gospel is not only a "record" of Christ's resurrection; the Word of God is the eternal coming to us of the Risen Lord, the very power and joy of the resurrection.

And thus he mused: "From here, indeedShall we strike terror in the Swede;And here a city, by our laborFounded, shall gall our haughty neighbor;'Here cut'—so Nature gives command—'Your window through on Europe: standFirm-footed by the sea, unchanging!' "

Why fight what's known to be decisive?Custom is despot of mankind.

Christianity, the humblest of all faiths, degenerated into the most power-hungry and hierarchical religion on the face of the earth. After the emperor Constantine elevated Christianity to the status of a state religion in A.D. 312, the once-persecuted faith became a fierce persecutor of all its opposition.

Power is like saltwater; the more you drink the thirstier you get. The lure of power can separate the most resolute of Christians from the true nature of Christian leadership, which is service to others. It's difficult to stand on a pedestal and wash the feet of those below.

I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.

I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.