Scientia potentia est phrase ""sapientia est potentia"" is often translated as "wisdom is power". The earliest documented occurrence of the phrase "Knowledge is power" is from Imam Ali (599-661 CE), as recorded in the tenth-century book Nahj Al-Balagha (originally in Arabic). He said: Another account of this concept is found in the Shahnameh by the Persian poet Ferdowsi (940–1020 CE) who wrote: "Capable is he who is wise" (in Persian: توانا بود هر که دانا بود). This hemistich is translated to English as "knowledge is power" or "One who has wisdom is powerful". A proverb in practically the same wording is found in
Delenda Est Delenda Est "Delenda Est" is a science fiction short story by American writer Poul Anderson, part of his Time Patrol series. It was originally published in "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction" of December 1955. It was first reprinted in the first edition of the "Time Patrol" series collection "Guardians of Time" (Ballantine Books; September 1960). It was also a selection in the alternate history anthology "Worlds of Maybe" (Thomas Nelson; 1970) edited by Robert Silverberg. The title alludes to the Latin phrase "Carthago delenda est" ("Carthage must be destroyed") from the Third Punic War. Renegade time travelers meddle