Possessed Quotes

530 Possessed quotes by 418 unique authors

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own: he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for… — Horace
A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with. — James Anthony Froude
Capablanca's phenomenal move-searching algorithm in those early years, when he possessed a wonderful ability for calculating variations very rapidly, made him invincible. — Mikhail Botvinnik
It is a celebrated thought of Socrates, that if all the misfortunes of mankind were cast into a public stock, in order to be equally… — Joseph Addison
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other...consequently the information… — Edward S. Curtis
It is probable that all heavy matter possesses - latent and bound up with the structure of the atom - a similar quantity of energy… — Frederick Soddy
Genius is a sovereign power; it forms schools; it lays hold on the spirits of men, with irresistible might; and it exercises an immeasurable influence… — Abraham Kuyper
I care not what black spiritual crisis we may come through or what delightful spiritual Canaan we may enter, no blessing of the Christian life… — J. Sidlow Baxter
We save the honor of Jesus when we restore His Person to life from the state of inanity to which the apologists have reduced it,… — Bruno Bauer
We do not possess an 'ego.' We are possessed by the idea of one. — Wei Wu Wei
Some of the worst abuses of government force in recent years were precipitated by technical and victimless gun-law violations. For example, the BATF claimed that… — Dave Kopel
It must have meant something, though, that at this turn of my life I grabbed up a book. Because it was in books that I… — Alice Munro
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed; For love is sufficient unto love. And think not you can direct the course of love, if… — Khalil
I once believed that I possessed creative talent, but I have given up this idea; a woman must not desire to compose â€” there has… — Clara Schumann
For centuries the church has confronted the human community with role models of greatness. We call them saints when what we really often mean to… — Joan D. Chittister
Allow yourself to be possessed by God by receiving Jesus, and you will never be possessed by anything else. — Stormie Omartian
In contrast to the inorganic thereness of lifeless matter, living beings are not mere appearances. To be alive means to be possessed by an urge… — Hannah
This future man, whom the scientists tell us they will produce in no more than a hundred years, seems to be possessed by a rebellion… — Hannah
We need, men so possessed by the Spirit of God that God can think His thoughts through our minds, that He can plan His will… — Alan Redpath
Men ablaze are invincible. Hell trembles when men kindle. The stronghold of Satan is proof against everything but fire. The Church is powerless without the… — Samuel Chadwick

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