“Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him! [Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann den Teufel festzuhalten.” MenArtPowerHe ManDens Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Real power has fullness and variety. It is not narrow like lightning, but broad like light. The man who truly and worthily excels in any one line of endeavor, might also under a change of circumstances, have excelled in some other line. Power is a thing of solidity and wholeness.” MenRealLightMightLinesPowerHe ManCircumstancesVarietyBroadsEndeavorLightningWholenessFullnessOne LineReal PowerSolidity Author:Roswell Dwight Hitchcock
“It is the man who is sure of himself who disregards the opinion of the world. To be sure is to have power.” MenWorldOpinionPowerHe ManConfidenceDisregard Author:Patricia Wentworth
“The weight of great power crushes the goodness of the man who rules and the honesty of those who are ruled.” MenPowerHonestyHe ManGoodnessWeightCrushGreat Power Author:Roman Baldorioty de Castro