People want power but not wisdom. Power without wisdom is a very dangerous thing. Better to have wisdom first.

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There is no greater breach of the public trust than knowingly misleading the country into...

There is no greater breach of the public trust than knowingly misleading the country into...

Some come to a teacher for power. They still have all the desires, angers and...

Some come to a teacher for power. They still have all the desires, angers and...

If you use your will all the time, then it runs out. You deplete yourself...

If you use your will all the time, then it runs out. You deplete yourself...

We want to be all things, not just to gain power over things...how infantile!

We want to be all things, not just to gain power over things...how infantile!

When willpower is not guided, it's terrible. Hitler had a lot of will. But he...

When willpower is not guided, it's terrible. Hitler had a lot of will. But he...

The big problem with power, of course, is obsession. Once you get some of it...

The big problem with power, of course, is obsession. Once you get some of it...

We in America are fighting the money power; but if men can elsewhere get the...

We in America are fighting the money power; but if men can elsewhere get the...

Greed is all right, by the way... I think greed is healthy. You can be...

Greed is all right, by the way... I think greed is healthy. You can be...

The abuse of power that seems to create the most unhappiness is when a person...

The abuse of power that seems to create the most unhappiness is when a person...

As you absorb more mystical kundalini, you will able to perform a few minor miracles....

As you absorb more mystical kundalini, you will able to perform a few minor miracles....

Simply because you can perform feats of power does not mean you are, in the...

Simply because you can perform feats of power does not mean you are, in the...

The power, which resides in man, is new in nature, and none but he knows...

The power, which resides in man, is new in nature, and none but he knows...

Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half - awake. We are...

Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half - awake. We are...

Without wisdom, power tends to destroy the one who wields it.

Without wisdom, power tends to destroy the one who wields it.

Our Founding Fathers would shudder to see how easily forces outside the mainstream now seem...

Our Founding Fathers would shudder to see how easily forces outside the mainstream now seem...

If you try to pull too much power through too soon, you will injure yourself.

If you try to pull too much power through too soon, you will injure yourself.

The challenge of power is how to use it and not abuse it. When you...

The challenge of power is how to use it and not abuse it. When you...