Text messages of Father Soc from collections of quotations and sayings of persons, non-persons, virtual and fictional characters, religious and secular sources -- to nourish, guide, strengthen, keep us more alive and thankful, hopeful and faithful -- compiled by frbarats.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
“Being powerful ...”
“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are -- you aren’t.” – Margaret Thatcher.
- A guide: the more self-conscious of power, the more suspect! –Father Soc.
Yup!... this reminds me of a similar saying: "the more you insist you have 'class', the more you don't"...
ReplyDeletealso, on another level, I am reminded of the truism that one who is very powerful is also very vulnerable....