You know G., power is a tricky thing. I am realizing that a true powerful person is the one who masters their own self, just like it was stated in the quote.
It is easy to abuse power and turn it into a weapon. Many people would become a terror if they would have the power. Too much power can be dangerous if one can't control themselves.
It is a hard task to master yourself. I see how difficult it is to change my own habits and paradigms, no wonder that it is almost impossible to change other people. And this is why we should not even try.
To have had the power to crush someone and to have chosen not to...well that is true character
RE: Mastering power