![]() ![]() ‘Imperious Caesar, dead and turn’d to clay, might stop a hole to keep the wind away. Power mocks all its illustrious favorites as they lie dying. But power will also laugh at you, mercilessly, as you lie dying in a private clinic, a few fleeting decades from now. ![]() Carry on as you are, and power will favor you. The empowered may serve justice, remodel the Earth, transform lush nations into smoking battlefields, and bring down skyscrapers, but power itself is amoral.” Immaculée Constantin now looks up at me. Power’s comings and goings, from host to host, via war, marriage, ballot box, diktat, and accident of birth, are the plot of history. Power is crack cocaine for your ego and battery acid for your soul. The mad tend to crave it, many of the sane crave it, but the wise worry about its long-term side effects. Power is a visitor to, not a possession of, those it empowers. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Bone Clocks Book by David Mitchell International Bestseller at the best online prices at eBay Free delivery for many products. “Power is lost or won, never created or destroyed. ![]()
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