Possess Quotes

1275 Possess quotes by 914 unique authors

Our minds possess by nature an insatiable desire to know the truth. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The wise only possess ideas; the greater part of mankind are possessed by them. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Just do two things: meditate, watch your thought processes; become just a spectator of your mind. That is meditation, becoming a witness. And second: follow… — Rajneesh
Love can never possess. Love is giving freedom to the other. Love is an unconditional gift, it is not a bargain. — Rajneesh
True happiness isn't something that can be made. It isn't the result of anything. Happiness comes to those who understand that you can't seek it… — Guy Finley
The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence. — George S. Patton
If only mortals would learn how great it is to possess divine grace, how beautiful, how noble, how precious. How many riches it hides within… — Rose of Lima
The wealthy seldom possess wealth: oftener they are possessed by it. — Ivan Panin
It is sometimes asserted that a surgical operation is or should be a work of art ... fit to rank with those of the painter… — Wilfred Trotter
But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought Of freedom, in that hope itself possess All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength, The scorn… — William Cowper
The hostility perpetually exercised between one man and another, is caused by the desire of many for that which only few can possess. Every man… — Samuel Johnson
The aim of every political Constitution, is or ought to be first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most… — James Madison
Government is necessary, but the only rights we can delegate to government are the ones we possess. For example, we all have a natural right… — Walter E. Williams
I've found that worry and irritation vanish into thin air the moment I open my mind to the many blessings I possess. — Dale Carnegie
There are living systems; there is no living "matter." No substance, no single molecule, extracted and isolated from a living being possess, of its own,… — Jacques Monod
I have long held an opinion, almost amounting to conviction, in common I believe with many other lovers of natural knowledge, that the various forms… — Michael Faraday
I told him that for a modern scientist, practicing experimental research, the least that could be said, is that we do not know. But I… — Albert Claude
Actual philosophers... are commanders and law-givers: they say "thus it shall be!", it is they who determine the Wherefore and Whither of mankind, and they… — Friedrich Nietzsche
To have a quiet mind is to possess one's mind wholly; to have a calm spirit is to possess one's self. — Hamilton Wright Mabie
Militias, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves and include all men capable of bearing arms. [...] To preserve liberty it is essential… — Richard Henry Lee

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