Proverbials!

Quotations about Magic Imagination is the true magic carpet. ~ Norman Vincent Peale It is human nature to want to believe in the wizardry of the magician --but also to turn against him and to scorn him the moment that he commits the slightest error that reveals his trickery. Those in the audience are embarrassed to have been so easily astonished, and they blame the performer for their gullibility. ~ Dean Koontz Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy. ~ Peggy Noonan The magic of drama is infinitely more powerful than the magic of trickery. It is as available to the conjurer as it is to the actor. The only difference is that actors take it for granted, whereas few conjurers are even aware that it exists.~ Henning Nelms Real magic can never be made by offering someone else's liver. You must tear out your own, and not expect to get it back. ~ Peter S. Beagle Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic . ~ Arthur...

Quotations about Knowledge A society that fears knowledge is a society that fears itself. ~ Bernard Beckett Knowledge and human power are synonymous. ~ Francis Bacon The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet. ~ Philip Dormer Stanhope If you have knowledge , let others light their candles in it. ~ Charles Caleb Colton The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance. ~ Confucius Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace. ~ George Santayana Knowledge of men is the prime secret of business success. ~ Darius Ogden Mills Knowledge is twofold and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of what is false. ~ Charles Caleb Colton Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace. ~ George Santayana The function of knowledge is to transcend earthly experience, not to wallow in it....

Sayings about Authority Who gives the bread lays down the authority . ~ Spanish Proverb If you wish to know what a man is, put him in authority .  ~ Yugoslavian Proverb Authority has no partner. ~ French Proverb Authority, as a concept, can be used to mean the right to exercise power given by the State (in the form of government, judges, police officers, etc.), or by academic knowledge of an area (someone that can be an authority on a subject) -or in some societies- by higher spiritual powers or deities. ~ Wikipedia  Quotations about Authority New faces have more authority than accustomed ones. ~ Euripides A man in authority is but as a candle in the wind, sooner wasted or blown out than under a bushel. ~ Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Authority and example lead the world. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer Authority forgets a dying king. ~ Alfred Tennyson The accidental prescriptions of authority , when time has procured them veneration, are often confounded wi...

Sayings about Control Control  of mental conduct, not skill, is the sign of a matured samurai. ~ Japanese Proverb The greatest hero is one who has control over his desires. ~ Sanskrit Proverb He, who controls his tongue, saves his head. ~ Turkish Proverb The eye of the master does more than his two hands. ~ Danish Proverb You can’t force anyone to love you or lend you money. ~ Jewish Proverb The master of the people is their servant. ~ Yemeni Proverb Easier to rule a nation than a son. ~ Chinese Proverb If you can command yourself, you can command the world. ~ Chinese Proverb The hand that rocks the cradle rules the nation and its destiny. ~ South African Proverb Divide and rule. ~ Traditional Proverb The stubborn man is ruled by a fool. ~ German Proverb Good management is better than good income. ~ Portuguese Proverb Love rules his kingdom without a sword. ~ Traditional Proverb Never give a sword to a fool or power to an unjust man. ~ Greek Proverb ...

Sayings about Power Always be patient with the rich and powerful . ~ Spanish Proverb He who is afraid of a thing gives it  power  over him. ~ Spanish Proverb The barking dog gives you no power — it gives you fear. ~ Malagasy Proverb You can't use your hand to force the sun to set. ~ Nigerian Proverb Under a powerful general there are no feeble soldiers. ~ Japanese Proverb Community is not made by force . ~ Afghani Proverb Beauty is power . ~ Arabian Proverb Where power reigns there is no room for reason. ~ French Proverb If power can be bought then sell your mother to get it. ~ Ghanaian Proverb Force without forecast is to little avail. ~ Traditional Proverb If the devil is powerless , send him a woman. ~ Ukrainian Proverb Power lasts ten years; influence not more than a hundred. ~ Korean Proverb The tree breaks that takes all the force of the wind. ~ African Proverb Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose. ~ Latin ...