"Power is not sufficient evidence of truth."

Power

Create & Download Quote Image

Select Template

Insight & Reflection

The theme of power is universal, yet Samuel Johnson manages to capture its essence in a uniquely profound way. Taking a moment to internalize this can shift our mindset, reminding us that our perspective on power often shapes our reality.

About Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson, often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer and polymath who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The work for which he is best known is his 42,733-entry Dictionary of the English Language (1755). For this and other contributions in and to the English language, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography has called him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history".

More quotes by Samuel Johnson  ’
Editorial Note: This quote is curated and fact-checked by the Quotes Archive Editorial Team. Verified Literature Specialist.

More by Samuel Johnson

"It is a radiant truth that kindness is the invisible thread that binds all kindred spirits together — an essential principle for the reflective life."

Read more  ’

More about Power

"The highest expression of strength is tenderness toward the vulnerable. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

Read more  ’
View all Power quotes  ’