Possess Quotes

1275 Possess quotes by 914 unique authors

History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, it must be yielded up… — Mark Twain
There's some human instinct which makes a man treasure what he is not to make any use of, because everybody does not possess it. — Mark Twain
In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be done, but rather the doing of it. It is not… — Aristotle
It is not for nothing, either, that the umbrella has become the very foremost badge of modern civilization--the Urim and Thummim of respectability. . .… — Robert Louis Stevenson
It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you may have in the future. The one is sure and the… — Jean de La Fontaine
Fewer possess virtue, than those who wish us to believe that they possess it. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
I have learned long ago to possess my soul in patience and accept the inevitable. — Eleanor Roosevelt
Unless we possess high spiritual qualifications, there is no doubt that the events life throws upon us will give rise to frustration, emotional turmoil, and… — Dalai Lama
Possess your soul with patience. — John Dryden
The art of life consists in taking each event which befalls us with a contented mind, confident of good. ... With this method ... rejoice… — James Freeman Clarke
The role of a retired person is no longer to possess one. — Simone de Beauvoir
Changes in societal structure and in art would possess more credibility if they had their origins in the soul and spirit. If people read the… — Marc Chagall
Be entirely tolerant or not at all; follow the good path or the evil one. To stand at the crossroads requires more strength than you… — Heinrich Heine
It is true that every day has its own evil, and its good too. But how difficult must life be, especially farther on when the… — Vincent Van Gogh
Responsibility is the most important ability that a person can possess. — John C. Maxwell
The artist has only to remain true to his dream and it will possess his work in such a manner that it will resemble the… — Albert Pinkham Ryder
There are innumerable instances suggesting that modern intellectuals do not believe themselves, that they don't really believe what they say, that they say certain things… — John Lukacs
It is a fact that plants also have life like animals. But animals are endowed with mind, and nervous systems too while the plants do… — Sathya Sai Baba
Both matter and radiation possess a remarkable duality of character, as they sometimes exhibit the properties of waves, at other times those of particles. Now… — Werner Heisenberg
I should have wished to possess the intellectual equilibrium that characterizes you and permits you to achieve without fail the desired end... Chance has not… — Paul Cezanne
The fundamental idea of modern capitalism is not the right of the individual to possess and enjoy what he has earned, but the ;thesis that… — Ralph Barton Perry
We ourselves possess Beauty when we are true to our own being; ugliness is in going over to another order... — Plotinus
When you realise that you possess within your self everything you need to promote your own success, the feeling is one of empowerment. — Jim Fixx
Introverts are offered keys to private gardens full of riches. To possess such a key is to tumble like Alice down her rabbit hole. She… — Susan Cain
Instead of the vast organization to exploit the weakness of the Many, should we not possess one for the exploitation of the intelligence of the… — Wyndham Lewis

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