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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

John Steinbeck

In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.
JOHN STEINBECK

Animal Change Herself Money Sickness
How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can’t scare him–he has known a fear beyond every other.
JOHN STEINBECK

Anger Children Men
You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
JOHN STEINBECK

Ideas Thinking Yourself
Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
JOHN STEINBECK

Pain Secret
American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
JOHN STEINBECK

Life Marriage Sex
When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
JOHN STEINBECK

Change Deep People Philosophy
The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
JOHN STEINBECK

Exploration Freedom Human Mindset Value World
I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
JOHN STEINBECK

Believe Life Myself People See
With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
JOHN STEINBECK

Mistake Ourselves Shine
Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
JOHN STEINBECK

Art Greatness Human Teacher Teaching
An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
JOHN STEINBECK

Family Parents
My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.
JOHN STEINBECK

Funny Hell Imagination Travel
People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
JOHN STEINBECK

Moments People See
Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
JOHN STEINBECK

Appearance Poor Roots
It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
JOHN STEINBECK

Expectation Greatness Himself Life Motivational
If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.
JOHN STEINBECK

Kind Love Understand

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

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