Good ideas alter the power balance in relationships. That is why good ideas are always initially resisted.
Knowledge is not power, wisdom is.
Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.
Ability means responsibility; power to do is duty.
Power is the twin of purity. Some people think they want more power, when it is purity they need.