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Powerlessness4 quotes
The most hateful torment for men is to have knowledge of everything but power over nothing. — Herodotus · 430 BCNothing is worse than having an itch you can never scratch! — Leon Kowalski · 1982When we are no longer able to change a situation... We are challenged to change ourselves. — Viktor Frankl · 1946Persuasion is the resource of the feeble; and the feeble can seldom persuade. — Edward Gibbon · 1789Changing oneself1 quote
When we are no longer able to change a situation... We are challenged to change ourselves. — Viktor Frankl · 1946Knowledge1 quote
The most hateful torment for men is to have knowledge of everything but power over nothing. — Herodotus · 430 BCPersonal growth1 quote
When we are no longer able to change a situation... We are challenged to change ourselves. — Viktor Frankl · 1946Persuasion1 quote
Persuasion is the resource of the feeble; and the feeble can seldom persuade. — Edward Gibbon · 1789Power1 quote
The most hateful torment for men is to have knowledge of everything but power over nothing. — Herodotus · 430 BCPower dynamics1 quote
Persuasion is the resource of the feeble; and the feeble can seldom persuade. — Edward Gibbon · 1789