Possess Quotes

1275 Possess quotes by 914 unique authors

Americans need never fear their government because of the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation. — Gouverneur Morris
God saw fit, for wise reasons to allow the people of Israel thus to make and possess slaves; but is this any license to us… — Samuel Hopkins
The real or supposed rights of man are of two kinds, active and passive; the right in certain cases to do as we list; and… — William Godwin
I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am I in want. — Jean Racine
Among those best known, their highest ambition is to build American homes, possess American furniture, dress in American clothes, adopt the American style of living… — Sheldon Jackson
Instead, it appears to be a particular mark of beauty that it is considered with tranquil satisfaction; that it pleases if we also do not… — Moses Mendelssohn
It is of the greatest importance that people and governments in many more countries than ours should realize that it is more dangerous to have… — Alva Myrdal
The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it. — Thomas Babington Macaulay
Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you. — Frances Wright
A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must learn… — George Gurdjieff
We have helped to organize the United Nations. We believe it will stop aggressor nations from starting wars. Because we believe it, we intend to… — James F. Byrnes
All the principal people in the town are concerned in the slave trade, and their chief wealth consists in the number of slaves they possess;… — George Grey
We possess only the happiness we are able to understand. — Maurice Maeterlinck
Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect. — George Bancroft
Every faculty and virtue I possess can be used as an instrument with which to worry myself. — Hale White
A boy or girl who has gone through the eight grades should possess a complete, practical education and should have received special training in some… — Arthur Capper
In these times of stress, snark, division and despair, I still suspect that two of the most important features we possess are imagination and a… — Geoffrey S. Fletcher
Governments should not possess instruments of coercion and violence denied to their citizens. — Edgar A Suter
I've come to the frightening conclusioin that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It's my daily mood that makes the weather. As a… — Unknown Author
If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may… — Francis Bacon

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