Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long even if it is the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one and the great charm of all power is modesty.

When we are angry or depressed in our creativity we have misplaced our power. We have allowed someone else to determine our worth and then we are angry at being undervalued.

If you lose the power to laugh you lose the power to think.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

To free us from the expectations of others to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great singular power of self-respect.

The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed.

I don't have a set of tenets but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than myself. And I always believe don't inflict harm where it's not necessary.

Their final objective toward which all their deceit is directed is to capture political power so that using the power of the state and the power of the market simultaneously they may keep the common man in eternal subjection.

A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.

I'm not after fame and success and fortune and power. It's mostly that I want to have a good job and have good friends that's the good stuff in life.

If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers.

Calmness is the cradle of power.

There are two kinds of women those who want power in the world and those who want power in bed.

An unlimited power to tax involves necessarily the power to destroy.

For as long as the power of America's diversity is diminished by acts of discrimination and violence against people just because they are black Hispanic Asian Jewish Muslim or gay we still must overcome.

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue no matter whether he be a prince or one of the people.

Whenever we seek to avoid the responsibility for our own behavior we do so by attempting to give that responsibility to some other individual or organization or entity. But this means we then give away our power to that entity.

The most efficient water power in the world - women's tears.

Heroes are those who can somehow resist the power of the situation and act out of noble motives or behave in ways that do not demean others when they easily can.

The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.

The power of daring anything their fancy suggest as always been conceded to the painter and the poet.

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.