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Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or domini

Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion. – Joseph Addison

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It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution. – Joseph Addison

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Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. – Joseph Addison

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The greatness of a mans power is the measure of his surrender. – William Booth

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Every crisis offers you extra desired power. – William Moulton Marston

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In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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There are movements which impinge upon the nerves with a strength that is incomparable, for movement has power to stir the senses and emotions, unique in itself. – Doris Humphrey

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