“The power others have to upset us and to steer us off our path is the power we gave to them.”— Joy Maitland Related Quotes “Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.”– Dag Hammarskjold “A coward turns away but a brave man’s choice is danger.”— Euripides “Your fear remains strong. You are not ready to face your story, preferring instead to surround yourself with knots. Someday, they will strangle you.”— Maria V. Snyder