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Quote by William Wordsworth
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers. - William Wordswort

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers. – William Wordsworth

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The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants and he must have a very faint perception of its beauty and dignity who does not know this. – William Wordsworth

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Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. – George Bernard Shaw

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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power. – Charles de Gaulle

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Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins. – William Pitt

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We should keep silent about those in power to speak well of them almost implies flattery to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly. – Jean de la Bruyere

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