These possessions of a simpleton being the three I choose and cherish: to care, to be fair, to be humble. — Laozi Copy Share Image
“If knowledge was power I had under my possession the entire school” — Joanne Harris Copy Share Image
An appreciation for high fashion does not preclude possession of common sense. — Tasha Alexander Copy Share Image
“Male territorial insanity yields only to another male. What a difference the possession of a penis makes!” — Marilyn French Copy Share Image
Now that we have everything we need, we discover that there is almost nothing that we have that we want — John Cage Copy Share Image
“Whether it is big or small, the size of a poor man’s yard incessantly reminds him that he is poor.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Men find happiness neither by means of the body nor through possessions, but through uprightness and wisdom. — Democritus Copy Share Image
Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is… — Alexander Smith Copy Share Image
The possession of a camera can inspire something akin to lust. And like all credible forms of lust, it cannot be satisfied. — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
I used to lie down on the grass and draw the blades as they grew - until every square foot of meadow,… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
The demand for liberty is a demand for power, either for possession of powers of action not already possessed or for retention… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
The candle-buds opened their wide white flowers…Their scent spilled out into the air and took possession of the island. — William Golding Copy Share Image
The history of science knows scores of instances where an investigator was in the possession of all the important facts for a… — Ernst Mayr Copy Share Image
“To be alone, but to be pierced through with a kingly joy, now and then, as I believe I am, is a… — Sebastian Barry Copy Share Image
Look at your own life. Has it become overly complex? Have you found yourself burdened by too many possessions or responsibilities? Take… — Douglas Bloch Copy Share Image
Nature has poured forth all things for the common use of all men. And God has ordained that all things should be… — Ambrose Copy Share Image
It needs good management to enjoy life. I enjoy it twice as much as others, for the measure of enjoyment depends on… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
“I swear to you, Nora Grey, on this day, from now and forever, to give myself to you. I am yours. My… — Becca Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
The Buddha said that all conscious beings possess an enlightened nature. Because of that, we have this natural purity, peacefulness and power.… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments; any enlargement of wishes is therefore… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
...the grace of the Spirit takes possession of the quiet soul, and gives it a taste of the unspeakable good things to… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
The reality of the invocation is when the Invoked takes possession of the heart, and He is One. Separation and multiplicity exist… — Ibn Ata Allah Copy Share Image
I hear Republicans and Libertarians and so forth talking about property rights, but they stop talking about property rights as soon as… — Ward Churchill Copy Share Image
We feel led to caution . . . against forming the bad habit of incurring debt and taking upon themselves obligations which… — Wilford Woodruff Copy Share Image
The idea that money brings power and independence is an illusion. What money usually brings is the need for more money -… — Vivian Gornick 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
Every instinct that is found in any man is in all men. The strength of the emotion may not be so overpowering,… — Clarence Darrow Copy Share Image
We may, indeed, say that the hour of death is uncertain, but when we say this we think of that hour as… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
After the Second World War, facilitating the establishment of the UN and aiding the reconstruction of Europe, the United States was widely… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
Explore, and explore, and explore. Be neither chided nor flattered out of your position of perpetual inquiry. Neither dogmatise yourself, nor accept… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“Don’t treat me like I belong to you because, no matter what I agreed to, I am not a possession!” — Sadie Grubor Copy Share Image
“Buffy Summers: (to Spike) "I could NEVER be your girl!” — Buffy the Vampire Slayer writers Copy Share Image
“My body is no longer mine. My soul dormant. I am once again, possessed. — Kia Carrington-Russell Copy Share Image
The completely simultaneous and perfect possession of unlimited life at a single moment. — Boethius Copy Share Image
That's a wonderful thing, to take possession of the role that you're playing. — Helene Yorke Copy Share Image
“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.’ Possession” — Carlo Ancelotti Copy Share Image
The gospel assures you that your value is not dependent on your looks or material possessions. — Elaine L. Jack Copy Share Image
