 A ruler who governs his state by virtue is like the north polar star, which remains in its place while all the other stars revolve around it.
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Tag Archives: influence
Henry Brooks Adams – A teacher affects eternity
 A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
– Henry Brooks Adams (1838-1918) |
Henry Brooks Adams – The influence of an author
| The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by five hundred readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the five hundred, he reaches the five hundred thousand.
– Henry Brooks Adams (1838-1918) |
Lord Acton – Great men almost always bad
 Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority.
– Lord Acton (1834-1902) |
