Quotes About Authority

Anyone who influences others is a leader.

Our success as consultants will depend upon the essential rightness of the advice we give and our capacity for convincing those in authority that it is good.

When someone asks, 'Does success make you into a monster?' I always say, 'No, it enables you to be a monster.'

The only justification of rebellion is success.

You have suspicions, nevertheless? Yes, monseigneur; but these suspicions appeared to be disagreeable to Monsieur the Commissary, and I no longer have them.

It is a bad year for kings," said Gondy, shaking his head; "look at England, madame." "Yes; but fortunately we have no Oliver Cromwell in France," replied the Queen. "Who knows?" said Gondy; "such men are like thunderbolts—one recognized them only when they have struck.

I have to admit,' replied Villefort, looking at his father with astonishment, 'you seem very well informed.' 'Heavens, it's simple enough. You people, who hold power, have only what can be bought for money; we, who are waiting to gain power, have what is given out of devotion.' 'Devotion?' Villefort laughed. 'Yes, devotion. That is the honest way to describe ambition when it has expectations.

Il est mon maître et je suis son esclave; il a le droit de ne rien voir.

OdkÄ…d chrzeÅ›cijaÅ"stwo wniosÅ'o swój wkÅ'ad w rozwój cywilizacji w Rzymie, zamiast centuriona pojawiajÄ…cego siÄ™ na polecenie tyrana, aby rzec: Cesarz pragnie, abyÅ› umarÅ', przybywaÅ' legat, który z promiennym uÅ›miechem oznajmiaÅ' ci polecenie papie?a: Jego Ã…Å¡wiÄ…tobliwo?? pragnie, abyÅ› przybyÅ' do niego na ucztÄ™.

d'Artagnan wished to stop the young woman, seize her and gaze upon her, were it only for a minute; but quick as a bird she glided between his hands, and when he wished to speak to her, her finger placed upon her mouth, with a little imperative gesture full of grace, reminded him that he was under the command of a power which he must blindly obey, and which forbade him even to make the slightest complaint.

The terrible office he had held for twenty-five years had placed him far outside the range of any human feelings.

But the kings of modern times, restrained by the limits of mere probability, have neither courage nor desire. They fear the ear that hears their orders, and the eye that scrutinizes their actions.

M. Morrel realized that there was no sense in trying to argue in the circumstances: a commissioner wearing his sash is no longer a man but a statue of the law, cold, deaf and dumb.

ni?an kurdelesini takm?? bir komiser art?k bir insan de?ildir, yasan?n so?uk, sa??r ve dilsiz heykelidir.

The reign of Mazarin is over, but that of the financiers is begun. They have the money; your majesty will not often see much of it. To live under the paw of these hungry wolves is hard for a man who reckoned upon independence.

You speak like the Apocalypse, and you are as true as the Gospel. There

The name of father is sacred in two senses; he should be reverenced as the author of our being and as a master whom we ought to obey.

The brothers De Witt have been judged by the people, said Gryphus; you call that murdered, do you? well, I call it executed.

El señor Morrel comprendió que nada podía intentarse; un comisario con faja no es ya un hombre, es la estatua de la ley, fría, sorda, muda.

vous autres, qui tenez le pouvoir, vous n'avez que les moyens que donne l'argent ; nous autres, qui l'attendons, nous avons ceux que donne le dévouement.

The anchor was instantly dropped, and the chain ran rattling through the port-hole. Dantes continued at his post in spite of the presence of the pilot, until this manoeuvre was completed, and then he added, "Half-mast the colors, and square the yards!" "You see," said Danglars, "he fancies himself captain already

Quién soy yo?: la ley. ¿Acaso la ley tiene ojos para ver vuestra tristeza? ¿Es que la ley tiene oídos para oír vuestra dulce voz? ¿Es que la ley tiene memoria para comprender la delicadeza de vuestros sentimientos? No, señora, la ley ordena, y cuando ordena, hiere.

There are people who laugh at the horse who would not dare to laugh at the master.

The dominions of kings are limited either by mountains or rivers, or a change of manners, or an alteration of language