"Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband."

Power, Beauty, Husband, Woman

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"A wolf can only mock a lion thousands of miles away."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"Think you're a slave and you'll find a master, think you're a master and slaves will find you."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

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"Only when the lion is out of sight can you raise your fist at him."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"Your mind is a weapon. Your heart is an asset. Your soul is a treasure. Your life is a jewel."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"The kind of gospel that our churches are preaching sometimes are not powerful enough to change the very street where these churches are located talk less of the nation where they are."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"The Librarians control the information... They control what gets read, what gets seen, and what gets learned. Because of that they have power."

Brandon Sanderson, American Author

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"Money, Gun and Lie can solve almost all the problems."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

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"We must dilute and disperse all forms of concentrated power that refuse to be accountable to majority wishes."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

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"There are many who are living far below their possibilities because they are continually handing over their individualities to others. Do you want to be a power I the world? Then be yourself."

Ralph W. Trine, American Author

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"Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable."

Nature

"Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country."

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"Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment."

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"Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if allowed Would be right proud Eternally to die for."

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"To be positive is to be mistaken at the top of one's voice."

Positive

"Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure."

Society

"Life - a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay."

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"Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic."

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"Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage."

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"Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows."

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