Those who have the command of the arms in a country are masters of the state, and have it in their power to make what revolutions they please. Thus, there is no end to observations on the difference between the measures likely to be pursued by a minister backed by a standing army, and those of a court awed by the fear of an armed people.
Aristotle
Time crumbles things everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time.
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What lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.
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In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.
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Friends are an aid to the young, to guard them from error; to the elderly, to attend to their wants and to supplement their failing power of action; to those in the prime of life, to assist them to noble deeds.
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The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.
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It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought.
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Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness.
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A good character carries with it the highest power of causing a thing to be believed.
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