"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies." - Martin Luther King, Jr.Tweet
"Excessive fear is always powerless." - AeschylusTweet
"Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened." - Madame de StaelTweet
"All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars." - Charles A. BeardTweet
"Power should not be concentrated in the hands of so few, and powerlessness in the hands of so many." - Maggie KuhnTweet
"Nothing external to you has any power over you." - Ralph Waldo EmersonTweet
"The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people." - Alexis de TocquevilleTweet
"The year most of my high school friends and I got our driver's permits, the coolest thing one could do was stand outside after school and twirl one's car keys like a lifeguard whistle. That jingling sound meant freedom and power." - Sloane CrosleyTweet
"True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare." - Gilbert K. ChestertonTweet