The lust for power

The lust for power
The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.
  

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Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.
People who do not believe in miracles are not realist.
Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.
Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.
Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.
Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.
The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.
It'sgood to shut up sometimes.
A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.
Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.
Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.