Possesses Quotes

393 Possesses quotes by 305 unique authors

Any army which does not train to use all the weapons, all the means and methods of warfare that the enemy possesses, or may possess,… — Vladimir Lenin
The more a man possesses over and above what he uses, the more careworn he becomes. — George Bernard Shaw
Moralities and religions are the principal means by which one can make whatever one wishes out of man, provided one possesses a superfluity of creative… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Not the poem which we have read , but that to which we return , with the greatest pleasure, possesses the genuine power, and claims… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Some geopolitical conflicts are morally complicated. The Israel-Gaza war is not. It possesses a moral clarity not only rare but excruciating. [...] For Hamas, the… — Charles Krauthammer
Things may not be immediately discernible in what a man writes, and in this sometimes he is fortunate; but eventually they are quite clear and… — Ernest Hemingway
He does not possess wealth; it possesses him. — Benjamin Franklin
Love possesses not nor will it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love. — Khalil Gibran
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you. — Andre Gide
He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs religion. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses at home. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise. — Christopher Columbus
It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning. — Salvador Dali
According to Inuit culture in Greenland, a person possesses six or seven souls. The souls take the form of tiny people scattered throughout the body. — Annie Dillard
Communism possesses a language which every people can understand - its elements are hunger, envy, and death. — Heinrich Heine
Color possesses me. I don't have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour:… — Paul Klee
Torture is an impermissible evil. Except under two circumstances. The first is the ticking time bomb. An innocent's life is at stake. The bad guy… — Charles Krauthammer
When something possesses me, I go ahead and do it. — Ang Lee
Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense. — Henry Miller

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