Possessed Quotes

530 Possessed quotes by 418 unique authors

History, if viewed as a repository for more than anecdote or chronology, could produce a decisive transformation in the image of science by which we… — Thomas Kuhn
[For] men to whom nothing seems great but reason ... nature ... is a cosmos, so admirable, that to penetrate to its ways seems to… — Charles Sanders Peirce
War both needs and generates certain virtues; not the highest, but what may be called the preliminary virtues, as valor, veracity, the spirit of obedience,… — Walter Bagehot
Upon the decease [of] my wife, it is my Will and desire th[at] all the Slaves which I hold in [my] own right, shall receive… — George Washington
I was hell bent on destruction... it was like being possessed by a demon. — Anthony Hopkins
The most effectual means of preventing the perversion of power into tyranny are to illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of the people at… — Thomas Jefferson
Paradise had four rivers that watered the earth.... and howsoever neglected by many, they make glad the city of God. So Bernard sweetly: Eternal life… — Thomas Adams
As patterns of obedience develop, the specific blessings associated with obedience are realized and belief emerges. Desire, hope, and belief are forms of faith, but… — Kevin W. Pearson
In the case of those solids, whether of earth, or rock, which enclose on all sides and contain crystals, selenites, marcasites, plants and their parts,… — Nicolas Steno
I will now direct the attention of scientists to a previously unnoticed cause which brings about the metamorphosis and decomposition phenomena which are usually called… — Justus von Liebig
Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of; it heightens… — Joseph Addison
Possessed of courage but devoid of morality, a superior man will make trouble while a small man will be a brigand. — Confucius
Contemporary man is blind to the fact that, with all his rationality and efficiency, he is possessed by "powers" that are beyond his control. His… — Carl Jung
Once upon a time men were possessed by devils. Now they are not less obsessed by ideas — Carl Jung
Strength is a capacity for endurance. One of the dividends of suffering is the universal discovery the we posses a strength within us we never… — Dennis Wholey
If we do not control our minds with our Buddha nature, do not practice seriously, are not honest to ourselves and do not examine our… — Ching Hai
Man's unconscious... contains all the patterns of life and behaviour inherited from his ancestors, so that every human child, prior to consciousness, is possessed of… — Carl Jung
Possessiveness destroys love. And they should not be possessed, because that again destroys your love. — Rajneesh
When, however, one reads of a witch being ducked, of a woman possessed by devils, of a wise woman selling herbs, or even a very… — Virginia Woolf
Never before and never since have I seen - and I cannot even imagine, such an amazing rapidity of chess thinking that Capablanca possessed in… — Alexander Alekhine
Capablanca possessed an amazing ability to quickly see into a position and intuitively grasp its main features. His style, one of the purest, most crystal-clear… — Garry Kasparov
Photographs objectify: they turn an event or a person into something that can be possessed. — Susan Sontag
It has been observed that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is… — Alexander Hamilton
He has fantastic powers. He can be imperious, abrupt, impatient with sloppy procedures, but he is also poetic, visionary, romantic. He is possessed by two… — Unknown Author

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