"At this hour Lie at my mercy..." - Quote by William Shakespeare
At this hour Lie at my mercy all mine enemies.
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More on Power
“If I stay on for the time being, bearing the burden at my age, it is not because of love for power or office. I have had an ample share of both. If I stay it is because I have a feeling that I may, through things that have happened, have an influence about what I care about above all else, the building of a sure and lasting peace.”
“Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.”
“Conscience is a thousand swords.”
More on Vengeance
“Vengeance and retribution require a long time; it is the rule.”
“The wine-shops breed, in physical atmosphere of malaria and a moral pestilence of envy and vengeance, the men of crime and revolution.”
“It is a long time,' repeated his wife; 'and when is it not a long time? Vengeance and retribution require a long time; it is the rule.' 'It does not take a long time to strike a man with Lightning,' said Defarge. 'How long,' demanded madame, composedly, 'does it take to make and store the lightning? Tell me?”