He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still
Lao Tzu
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln
I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.
Martin Luther King Jr
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
Epictetus
He is most powerful who has power over himself
Seneca
All I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power.
Ashleigh Brilliant
There is no knowledge that is not power
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
Margaret Thatcher
You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Knowledge is power.
Francis Bacon, Sr.
Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.
Winston Churchill
Only through destroying myself can I discover the greater power of my spirit.
Chuck Palahniuk