Quotation by

Pierre Corneille

Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power.

Power

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The speaker acknowledges having control over everything except their own actions and desires. Despite holding great external power, they struggle to govern themselves and resist their own impulses.

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