A bloody and complete victory has sometimes yielded no more than the possession of the field and the loss of ten thousand… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
But it is not the rich man only who is under the dominion of things; they too are slaves who, having no… — George MacDonald Copy Share Image
Congress should definitely consider decriminalizing possession of marijuana... We should concentrate on prosecuting the rapists and burglars who are a menace to… — Dan Quayle Copy Share Image
The present is our own; but while we speak, We cease from its possession, and resign The stage we tread on, to… — Thomas Love Peacock 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
His heritage to his children wasn't words or possessions, but an unspoken treasure, the treasure of his example as a man and… — Will Rogers Jr Copy Share Image
There are perhaps only one or two things in the world which are not far more charming in desire than they are… — Anna Brackett Copy Share Image
Individualism, the love of enterprise, and the pride in personal freedom, have been deemed by Americans not only as their choicest, but… — James Bryce Copy Share Image
Something about the possession of a book - an object that can contain infinite fables, words of wisdom, chronicles of times gone… — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
I've got to think that that was unethical," Joshua said. "Josh, faking demonic possession is like a mustard seed." "How is it… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
It remains our policy to change the regime until such time as the regime changes itself. So far, we cannot be sure… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
“I resist the urge to claim some of the pretty purple flowers for myself, though Gaewha tries the scissors and then clutches… — N.K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
To reach satisfaction in all desire its possession in nothing, To come to the knowledge of all desire the knowledge of nothing.… — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
Stewardship isn't a subcategory of the Christian life. Stewardship is the Christian life. After all, what is stewardship except that God has… — Randy Alcorn Copy Share Image
The process of decolonisation in Nigeria was a very untidy one. The British, when they were leaving finally and knew exactly who… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
This naming of things is so crucial to possession - a spiritual padlock with the key thrown irretrievably away - that it… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
Possession hinders enjoyment. It merely gives you the right to keep things for or from others, and thus you gain more enemies… — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
It is Enterprise which build and improves the world's possessions...If Enterprise is afoot, Wealth accumulates whatever may be happening to Thrift; and… — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
There is not an acre of ground on the globe that is in possession of its rightful owner, or that has not… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I possessed what is called the best of hearts -- a dangerous possession, as it is generally accompanied by the strongest passions,… — Lady Caroline Lamb Copy Share Image
“The bounded is loathed by its possessor. The same dull round even of a universe would soon become a mill with complicated… — William Blake Copy Share Image
The independence of the United States is not only more precious to ourselves but to the world than any single possession. — Henry Cabot Lodge Copy Share Image
Contentment is never the outcome of fulfillment, of achievement, or of the possession of things; it is not born of action or… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Your personal health is your greatest possession; the most significant foundation of any future you will have.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
When I've watched teams that play with five at the back and wing-backs, I've looked at their starting positions and positions out… — Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Copy Share Image
The game of discontent has its rules, and he who disregards them cheats. It is not permitted to you to wish to… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
For all the books in his possession, he still failed to read the stories written plain as day in the faces of… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
There are many persons of whom it may be said that they have no other possession in the world but their character,… — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
I bought a Honda CRX Si, a two seater, and immediately after I took possession, my wife and I found out we… — Yannick Bisson Copy Share Image
Love is like a hunter, who cares not for the game when once caught, which he may have pursued with the most… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
In the first place, when there is a policy of intentional aggression, inspired by a desire to get possession of the territory… — Elihu Root Copy Share Image
I did not know that history is like a blood stain that keeps on showing on the wall no matter how many… — Peter Carey Copy Share Image
Each elect soul ... possesses God directly and finds in that unique possession the fulfillment of his own individuality. — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Copy Share Image
The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of… — Carlos Santana Copy Share Image
We have no money. We have no possessions. Maybe that is why we value the things we do have ... loyalty and friendship. — Anthony Horowitz Copy Share Image
Between married persons, the cement of friendship is by the laws supposed so strong as to abolish all division of possessions: andhas… — David Hume Copy Share Image
True generosity is an offering; given freely and out of pure love. No strings attached. No expectations. Time and love are the… — Suze Orman Copy Share Image
I draw from my family and my friends and I feel like that small-town person. The achievements, the materialistic possessions have really… — Sheryl Crow Copy Share Image
Property-owners are the most energetic flag-waggers and patriots in every country, but only so long as they enjoy their possessions: to safeguard… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Even if you forget everything else I want you to always remember that you are a person of value, and you have… — Bette Greene Copy Share Image
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