It was lovely, and tempting, to exert power over men and to shine before others, but power also had its perditions and perils.
Hermann Hesse (2002). “The Glass Bead Game: (Magister Ludi) A Novel”, p.136, Macmillan

It was lovely, and tempting, to exert power over men and to shine before others, but power also had its perditions and perils.