"Woes and wonders of Power, that tonic hell, synthesis of poison and panacea." ― Emile M. Cioran Topic(s): Power Tags: power, wonders More From Emile M. Cioran "Intelligence flourishes only in the ages when belief withers." "For you who no longer posses it, freedom is everything, for us who do, it is merely an illusion." "Life is possible only by the deficiencies of our imagination and memory." More In Power "God exists, if only in the form of a meme with high survival value, or infective power, in the environment provided by human culture."― Richard Dawkins "We’re taught Lord Acton’s axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed that when I started these books, but I don’t believe it’s always true any more. Power doesn’t always corrupt. Power can cleanse. What I believe is always true about power is that power always reveals."― Robert Caro "Swift speedy time, feathered with flying hours, Dissolves the beauty of the fairest brow."― Lord Chesterfield