Power Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old power quotes, power sayings, and power proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power. Lao-Tzu
Our power is in our ability to decide. Buckminster Fuller
Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power. William Gaddis
Power intoxicates men. When a man is intoxicated by alcohol, he can recover, but when intoxicated by power, he seldom recovers. James F. Byrnes
The measure of a man is what he does with power. Pittacus
Character is power. Booker T. Washington
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment. Mohandas Gandhi
Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power. Colton
The less power a man has, the more he likes to use it. J. Petit-Senn
The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall. Bacon
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. Edmund Burke
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abraham Lincoln
It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. David Brin
Power is not alluring to pure minds. Thomas Jefferson
All the power that we exercise over others depends on the power we exercise over ourselves. Cotvos
Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power. George Bernard Shaw
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. John Adams
Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power. Seneca
Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself. Gloria Steinem
If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You can always buy her back again. Arabic Proverbs
Power is the by-product of understanding. Jacob Bronowski
Power? It's like a Dead Sea fruit. When you achieve it, there is nothing there. Harold MacMillan
The greatest power is often simple patience. E. Joseph Cossman
Power is neither good nor evil, but its user makes it so. Author Erin Hunter
Power doesn't always roar...The art of exerting power is an art used in doses - the more hidden it is the more effective. Ziad K. Abdelnour
The best people to have power are the ones who don't want it. Kit Harington
Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true. Honoré de Balzac
Power is not sufficient evidence of truth. Samuel Johnson
The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good. Baltasar Gracian
Power never takes a back step - only in the face of more power. Malcolm X