Llewelyn Powers Quotes

“A trembling in the bones may carry a more convincing testimony than the dry documented deductions of the brain.”

“To live as fully as completely as possible to be happy ... is the true aim and end to life.”

“he [Llewelyn Powys] has always in mind the great touchstone Death & consequently life is always judged as how far it fits us, or compensates us, for ultimately dying.”

“Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.”

“The power paradox is this: we rise in power and make a difference in the world due to what is best about human nature, but we fall from power due to what is worst. We gain a capacity to make a difference in the world by enhancing the lives of others, but the very experience of having power and privilege leads us to behave, in our worst moments, like impulsive, out-of-control sociopaths. How we handle the power paradox guides our personal and work lives and determines, ultimately, how happy we and the people we care about will be. It determines our empathy, generosity, civility, innovation, intellectual rigor, and the collaborative strength of our communities and social networks. Its ripple effects shape the patterns that make up our families, neighborhoods, and workplaces, as well as the broader patterns of social organization that define societies and our current political struggles.”

“But although the cliche says that power always corrupts, what is seldom said ... is that power always reveals. When a man is climbing, trying to persuade others to give him power, concealment is necessary. ... But as a man obtains more power, camouflage becomes less necessary.”

“Our power to think is infinite, consequently that means our creative power is unlimited!”

“Most powerful is he who has himself in his power.”

“Love is not the opposite of power. Love IS power. Love is the strongest power there is.”

“There is power and there is power, my dear. My power can be vast, in the right places.”