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Quote 3082
It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own familyShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 3071
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polishShowing Quotes on authority
Quote 3009
Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all.Showing Quotes on authority
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Quote 2856
Men still have to be governed by deceptionShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 2750
It is much safer to obey, than to governShowing Quotes on authority
Quote 2607
Animals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equalShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 2520
Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriouslyShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 2476
To extinguish the free will is to strike the conscience with death, for both have but one and the same lifeShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 2421
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing itShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 2413
The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromisedShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 2402
Yet consider now, whether women are not quite past sense and reason, when they want to rule over menShowing Quotes on authority
Quote 1803
Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it courage which arises from a sense of duty acts in a uniform mannerShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 1792
No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authorityShowing Quotes on authority
Quote 1768
Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominionShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 1696
Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they couldShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 1619
A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his lifeShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 1608
You have not converted a man because you have silenced himShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 1606
The world is governed by opinionShowing Quotes on authority
Quote 1601
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiorsShowing Quotes on authority
Quote 1594
I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless officeShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 1590
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulersShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 1584
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.Showing Quotes on authority
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Quote 1395
Love does not dominate; it cultivates.Showing Quotes on authority
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Quote 1261
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obeyShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 1184
We cannot command Nature except by obeying herShowing Quotes on authority
Quote 1070
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him powerShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 1064
Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obeyShowing Quotes on authority
Quote 1060
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuseShowing Quotes on authority
Quote 1008
The faith that stands on authority is not faithShowing Quotes on authority
Quote 721
If you go to the married state, lead the man with tender hand. Much too strong women's power makes the husbands sour.Showing Quotes on authority
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Quote 679
His word is as good as his bondShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 676
He who pays the piper calls the tuneShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 565
It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrongShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 550
Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimitedShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 535
Where riches hold the dominion of the heart, God has lost his authorityShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 516
: I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slaveryShowing Quotes on authority
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Quote 385
Lawyer: One skilled in circumvention of the lawShowing Quotes on authority
Quote 361
Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better oneShowing Quotes on authority
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