Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-20] of 632 Proverbs quotesProverbs QuotesProverbs Next 20 quotes And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that. All power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.~ Lord Acton Freedom degenerates unless it has to struggle in its own defence.~ Lord Acton Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is the highest political end.~ Lord Acton Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.~ Douglas Adams Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory.~ Franklin P. Adams Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.~ Henry Brooks Adams Always stand on principle, even if you stand alone.~ John Quincy Adams Time as he grows old teaches all things.~ Aeschylus Only when man's life comes to its end in prosperity can one call that man happy.~ Aeschylus Any excuse will serve a tyrant.~ Aesop Appearances often are deceiving.~ Aesop Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.~ Aesop Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.~ Aesop Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.~ Aesop I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.~ Aesop It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.~ Aesop No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.~ Aesop Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.~ Aesop Slow and steady wins the race.~ Aesop The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.~ Aesop Next 20 quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print