Laws against the possession of weapons only disarm those who have no intention of committing a crime. — Cesare Beccaria Copy Share Image
For the love of gain would reconcile the weaker to the dominion of the stronger, and the possession of capital enabled the… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
He’d never be able to touch her, and as passionate as she was, she would eventually need a man who could. He’d… — Gena Showalter Copy Share Image
My old trainer used to tell us not to blast, but to caress the ball whenever we took possession. If the ball… — Ian Holloway Copy Share Image
Complicated lives and heaps of possessions don’t necessarily bring happiness; in fact, they can bring the opposite. — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
If I steal money from any person, there may be no harm done from the mere transfer of possession; he may not… — William Kingdon Clifford Copy Share Image
We need examples of people who, leaving Heaven to decide whether they are to rise in the world, decide for themselves that… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
In response to the advocacy of groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving, most states adopted tougher laws to punish drunk driving. Numerous… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
A nation has a soul, a spiritual principle. One is in the past, the other in the present. One is the possession… — Ernest Renan Copy Share Image
The first act by virtue of which the State really constitutes itself the representative of the whole of societythe taking possession of… — Friedrich Engels Copy Share Image
Our material possessions, like our joys, are enhanced in value by being shared. Hoarded and unimproved property can only afford satisfaction to… — George D. Prentice Copy Share Image
You have to have guys that will compete every night, every possession. — Mike Budenholzer Copy Share Image
My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
No kingdom can be secured otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and… — James Burgh Copy Share Image
My Helmut Lang leather pants are my most treasured possession - I've worn them almost every day for two years, and they… — Jessica Hart Copy Share Image
If the Christ we follow sent out his disciples with no extra possessions (Luke 9:1-6 and 10:1-12) and warned would-be devotees that… — Marva Dawn Copy Share Image
If a person claims that he really loves someone, evidence is asked from him. And that evidence is the giving away of… — Shams Tabrizi Copy Share Image
Academic work is one of those fields which contain a pearl so precious that it is worth while to sell all our… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
The world would have you believe that you are of worth only if you have money, a certain physical appearance, stylish clothes,… — Elaine L. Jack Copy Share Image
O! what a prodigal have I been of that most valuable of all possessions Time! — Theresa Villiers Copy Share Image
The possession and the enjoyment of property are the pledges which bind a civilised people to an improved country. — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
A nation's poets are its true owners; and by the stroke of the pen they convey the title-deeds of its real possessions… — George Edward Woodberry Copy Share Image
