Power Quotes

“Th abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power.”

“Gold--what can it not do, and undo?”

“Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!”

“Gold were as good as twenty orators.”

“The king's name is a tower of strength.”

“For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings.”

“The gates of monarchsAre arched so high that giants may jet throughAnd keep their impious turbans on withoutGood morrow to the sun.”

“Why, what is pomp, rule, reign, but earth and dust? And, live we how we can, yet die we must.”

“The eagle suffers little birds to sing.”

“Policy sits above conscience.”

“The private life of one man shall be a more illustrious monarchy,--more formidable to its enemy, more sweet and serene in its influence to its friend, than any kingdom in history. For a man, rightly viewed, comprehendeth the particular natures of all men.”

“I'll break my staff, bury it certain fathoms in the earth, and deeper than did ever plummet sound, I'll drown my book!”

“Let a stoic open the resources of man, and tell men they are not leaning willows, but can and must detach themselves; that with the exercise of self-trust, new powers shall appear.”

“The persons who constitute the natural aristocracy, are not found in the actual aristocracy, or, only on its edge; as the chemicalenergy of the spectrum is found to be greatest just outside of the spectrum.”

“All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one.”

“When rich villains have need of poor ones, poor ones may make what price they will”

“Dost thou love hawking? Thou hast hawks will soar Above the morning lark.”

“Most of the great results of history are brought about by discreditable means.”

“Never mind the ridicule, never mind the defeat: up again, old heart!-it seems to say,-there is victory yet for all justice; and the true romance which the world exists to realize, will be the transformation of genius into practical power.”

“Men such as they are, very naturally seek money or power; and power because it is as good as money.”

“Give me a staff of honor for mine age,But not a sceptre to control the world.”

“They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.”

“Orpheus with his lute made trees, And the mountain tops that freeze, Bow themselves, when he did sing; To his music, plants and flowers Ever sprung; as sun and showers There had made a lasting spring. Every thing that heard him play, Even the billows of the sea, Hung their heads, and then lay by. In sweet music is such art, Killing care and grief of heart Fall asleep, or hearing, die.”

“Railroad iron is a magician's rod, in its power to evoke the sleeping energies of land and water.”

“Every chair should be a throne and hold a king.”