J. K. Rowling Quotes

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it.

He who has great power should use it lightly.

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.

A great man knows the value of greatness; he dares not hazard it, he will not squander it.

Conquer, but don't triumph.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well

Use your power gently.

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

What good is power when you're too wise to use it?

Our great power does not mean we can do whatever we want whenever we want, nor should we assume we have all the wisdom and knowledge necessary to succeed.

He's a fool who cannot conceal his wisdom.

The race to be a leader is crowded, but the field is wide open for those willing to be servants

I believe that to command is to serve and only gives one the right to serve.

On him who wields power gently, the god looks favorably from afar.

Tis use alone that sanctifies expense And splendor borrow all her rays from sense.

Work first and then rest. Work first, and then gaze, but do not use golden ploughshares, nor bind ledgers in enamel.

The real power of a wolf isn't in its fearsome jaws, which can clench with fifteen hundred pounds of pressure per square inch. The real power of a wolf is having that strength, and knowing when not to use it.

Savor the throne, but don't mind the stool.

Use wisely your power of choice.

Modest wisdom plucks me from over-credulous haste.

Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.

As I see it, part of the art of being a hero is knowing when you don't need to be one anymore.