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Possess Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- 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…
- That fellow seems to me to possess but one idea, and that is a wrong one.
- Persius has justly observed, that knowledge is nothing to him who is not known by others to possess it: to the scholar himself it is…
- Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
- Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess, and to gain applause which he cannot…
More Possess Quotes
- Love can never possess. Love is giving freedom to the other. Love is an unconditional gift, it is not a bargain. — Rajneesh
- Not to share one’s goods with the poor is to rob them and to deprive them of life. It is not our… — Pope Francis
- Just as cherry, plum, peach and damson blossoms all possess their own unique qualities, each person is unique. We cannot become someone… — Daisaku Ikeda
- In any activity, we have to know what to expect, how to reach our objectives and what capacity we possess for the… — Paulo Coelho
- We must surrender ourselves so utterly that we can never own ourselves again. We must hand over self and all its rights… — A B Simpson
- Do you think it is only a little thing to possess a house from which lovely things can be seen? — Teresa of Avila
- A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME WILL SMELL AS SWEET. BUT IT DOES NOT FOLLOW THAT WHATEVER WE CHOOSE TO CALL A… — B. B. Warfield
- You see what a poor sinner I am, and how unworthy to possess what was given me; for that reason it has… — Robert E. Lee