No man is wise enough, or good enough to be trusted with unlimited power.

You cannot have power for good without having power for evil too. Even mother's milk nourishes murderers as well as heroes.

If a person has no delicacy, he has you in his power.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Power-worship blurs political judgment because it leads, almost unavoidably, to the belief that present trends will continue. Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.

The law always limits every power it gives.

Thoughts mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire are powerful things.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Those who have been once intoxicated with power, and have derived any kind of emolument from it, even though but for one year, never can willingly abandon it. They may be distressed in the midst of all their power; but they will never look to anything but power for their relief.