"The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature." ― William Hazlitt Topic(s): Power Tags: heaven, perfect More From William Hazlitt "The art of pleasing consists in being pleased." "A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could." "People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel." More In Power "What holds an Arab leader in power is a mixture of violence and prestige. Both President Assad and King Hussein were felt to have defended Arab interests against the world. That, in the end, is more important than what they wear on their head."― James Buchan "Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power."― John Steinbeck "Biology always beats will power."― Mehmet Oz