Possess Quotes

1275 Possess quotes by 914 unique authors

Civilization enables us constantly to profit from knowledge which we individually do not possess and because each individual's use of his particular knowledge may serve… — Friedrich August von Hayek
I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man… — Charles M. Schwab
First of all, let us try to know what love is. If love means to possess someone or something, then that is not real love,… — Sri Chinmoy
I possess no weapon but love. With that I have come to do battle. Help me! — Nikos Kazantzakis
This having learnt, thou hast attained the sum Of wisdom; hope no higher, though all the stars Thou knew'st by name, and all th'ethereal powers,… — John Milton
Show yourself a Christian by suffering without murmuring. In patience possess your soul - they lose nothing who gain Christ. — Samuel Rutherford
Our poetry now is the realization that we possess nothing. Anything therefore is a delight (since we do not posses it) and thus need not… — John Cage
Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it. — William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
To bring about a genuine political realignment, Republicans must kill the Government Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs - the very Goose they have fought… — Jeb Bush
To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile. — Simone Weil
In handling men, there are three feelings that a man must not possess-fear, dislike and contempt. If he is afraid of men he cannot handle… — Herbert Newton Casson
I pull you from your tower, take away your pain. Show you all the beauty you possess, if you only let yourself believe. — Sarah McLachlan
What I possess I would gladly retain. Change amuses the mind, yet scarcely profits. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We all know grandparents whose values transcend passing fads and pressures, and who possess the wisdom of distilled pain and joy. — Jimmy Carter
In order to be a successful Photographer, you must possess both Vision and Focus neither of which have anything to do with your eyes — Unknown Author
Many succumb to despair and fail without realizing that they already possess all the tools needed to acquire great wealth. — Og Mandino
Education is what most receive, many pass on, and few possess. — Karl Kraus
It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself… — Stephen Covey
We are more than what we do... much more than what we accomplish... far more than what we possess. — William Arthur Ward
We, who are the living, possess the past. Tomorrow is for our martyrs. — James L. Farmer, Jr.
We should praise the qualities we would like to see in others, declare that others possess them already, and then watch how quickly these persons… — Catherine Ponder
If we want our children to possess the traits of character we most admire, we need to teach them what those traits are and why… — William Bennett
A companion loves some agreeable qualities which a man may possess, but a friend loves the man himself. — James Boswell
Nothing will ever please me, no matter how excellent or beneficial, if I must retain the knowledge of it to myself. . . . .… — Seneca the Younger
We now possess four principles of morality: 1) a philosophical: do good for its own sake, out of respect for the law; 2) a religious:… — Georg C. Lichtenberg

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