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Authority is in generosity.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about generosity, authority

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about authority, wisdom, americans

Authority shows the man.

Proverbs and old sayings British about authority, man

Authority has no partner.

Proverbs and old sayings French about authority

One who has no authority, has no opinion.

Proverbs and old sayings about authority, opinion

He who wants authority should never be a visitor.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about authority

What is decided by legitimate authority is not resented by the subjects.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about authority

There's neither success nor efficiency without authority and laws.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about authority, success

A traveler may lie with authority.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about authority, lie

Use not coercive measures against those in authority.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about authority, use

A traveller may lie with authority.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about authority, lie

Old men and travellers may lie by authority.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about authority, lie, man, old, olderness

It dangerous to speak against those who are in authority.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about authority

Who gives the bread lays down the authority.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about authority

He who has no bread has no authority.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about authority

If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.

Proverbs and old sayings Yugoslavian about authority, wish, man, contentment

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

Proverbs and old sayings British about contentment

If you steal from one author, it is plagiarism; if you steal from many, it is research. Wilson Mizner (1876–1933), American writer and entrepreneur

Proverbs and old sayings British about plagiarism, research, writers, americans, contentment, old, olderness

It is easier to transport a termite hill than have authority in a village.

Proverbs and old sayings about authority

A lie has no author, nor a liar a conscience.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about conscience, lie