Quote by William Hazlitt
The incentive to ambition is the love of power. - William Hazlitt

The incentive to ambition is the love of power. – William Hazlitt

Other quotes by William Hazlitt

It is not fit that every man should travel it makes a wise man better, and a fool worse. – William Hazlitt

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Travel
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A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could. – William Hazlitt

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respect
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Unlimited power corrupts the possessor. – William Pitt

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But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous. – Edward Gibbon

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Power should not be concentrated in the hands of so few, and powerlessness in the hands of so many. – Maggie Kuhn

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power

I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what youve done. – Robert Downey, Jr.

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Ive convinced myself – I hope Im right – that children despair of you if you dont tell them the truth. – Maurice Sendak

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It all depends on whether you have things, or they have you. – Robert A. Cook

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Often times when you face such an overwhelming challenge as global climate change, it can be somewhat daunting – its kind of like trying to lose weight, which I know something about. – Hillary Clinton

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In the Old Testament, it says that if you have the power to do something good, then you have to do it. Youre not to avoid helping somebody in their time of need. – Rick Warren

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