Baltasar Gracian Quotes

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away.

The only advantage of power is that you can do more good.

Power to do good is the true and lawful act of aspiring; for good thoughts (though God accept them), yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put in act; and that cannot be without power and place, as the vantage and commanding ground.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

It is a great matter to be in authority over others; for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your actual resources.

Power should be reserved for weightlifting and boats, and leadership really involves responsibility.

My nomination to be Governor was not to gratify ambition.

Being first lady is not just about being the wife but really taking command and having true vision.

Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

Power is power. It's energy. And if you get big, big energy, you can use that in a good way.

Ambition, in a private man is a vice, is in a prince the virtue.

One hardly saves a world without ruling it.

It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for.

Yes, I'm your governor now. I'll take care of you.

Politics is about accountability, it is about leadership, it is about courage.

To rule is an art, not a science.

Certainly I shall not be one of those who, having gained power, do not wish to use it.

I was not a presider; I was a leader.

The person who manages the state is me.

The fellow that has power is the one who uses it sparingly ... I had more power when I went into office than when I went out.

I don't feel qualified to be President either, but I've got the job.

I have no ambition to govern men. It is a thankless office.

We should understand the source of our authority and something of the keys that control its power.

Responsibiliti es gravitate to the man who can shoulder them and the power to him who knows how

Political action means taking on responsibility. This cannot happen without power. Power is to serve responsibility.