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“The universe runs on the principle that one who can exert the most evil on other creatures runs the show.”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“Let no one ever intimidate you, you are standing on no one's ground. But again, some have claimed the earth as their own and usurped power from the rest of us. But they are usurpers; power belongs to every one of us. Seek it as much as possible. There is no shame in that. In fact it's a necessity. Either you have power or you are trampled to death in the stampede to get to the top”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“If you are my food, how am I supposed to feel pity towards you? That would mean starvation for me. “A hungry leopard told a fallen, panting, imploring gazelle”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“Once you are in power, never forget those who put you there. Deal with those who think they can do better than you and those who think you are god's representative on earth. Deal with each other according to his actions”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“Politicians know it's a game of power, every politician at every level, even in the common of mortals.”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“If anyone rises to power, it's not only because he could, but also because the stars were aligned in his favor. Many with apparent means to take it failed simply because they weren't destined for the honor”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“Self-aggrandizement and lust for power, the maelstrom of baser instincts - disfigured people.”
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“Nothing is sweeter and addictive than power, the unlucky soul this demon possesses, if he is not sacrificed on its altar will sacrifice others himself to get it”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“The Golden Mean is for the weakling, it was not meant for the likes of Alexander the Great, Cyrus, Pharaohs, or Hitlers of the world”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“Thanks be then to nature for this unsociableness, for this envious jealousy and vanity, for this insatiable desire for possession and for power..
Man wishes concord; but nature knows better what is good for his species; and she wills discord, in order that man may be impelled to a new exertion of his powers, and to the further development of his natural capacities.”
― The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
Man wishes concord; but nature knows better what is good for his species; and she wills discord, in order that man may be impelled to a new exertion of his powers, and to the further development of his natural capacities.”
― The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
“We don’t have the right to interfere with each other’s freewill. To do so is a sign of lust for control and power. When others and organizations attempt to dictate how we should worship our origins, or believe they are entitled to control us to their expectations, under the guise that it will put us in good favor with the deity of their choice, they are worshipping power and control.”
― Spirituality, Evolution and Awakened Consciousness: Getting Real About Soul Maturity and Spiritual Growth
― Spirituality, Evolution and Awakened Consciousness: Getting Real About Soul Maturity and Spiritual Growth
“Undoubtedly, you are overwrought from re-wroughting hand-wrought iron out right. But I think in time you will iron things out for yourself. Stay holstered and strapped to your side. It is said, ‘when genius matures it goes into hixibn’–“hiding.” You will know of this wisdom one day.
--Thomas Kannon Sword Master, The Lady and the Samurai”
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--Thomas Kannon Sword Master, The Lady and the Samurai”
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“The lust and the hunger? The thirst for power? And thus it is brewed, clearly, the heart's deadliest poison to integrity.”
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“The familiar picture of man in the last centuries was one of a rational being whose actions were determined by his self-interest and the ability to act according to it. Even writers like Hobbes, who recognized lust for power and hostility as driving forces in man, explained the existence of these forces as a logical result of self-interest: since men are equal and thus have the same wish for happiness, and since there is not enough wealth to satisfy them all to the same extent, they necessarily fight against each other and want power to secure the future enjoyment of what they have at present. But Hobbe's picture became outmoded.”
― Escape from Freedom
― Escape from Freedom
“Only a fool would want to rule the entire human race — even in normal times. And only an absolute fool would want to rule them during an apocalypse.”
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