Possesses Quotes

393 Possesses quotes by 305 unique authors

A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends. — Friedrich Nietzsche
If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she does not possess them she runs away from herself. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by… — Peace Pilgrim
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. — Albert Schweitzer
A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call… — Walter Scott
In the land of my birth I cannot vote, whereas a young person of eighteen can vote. And why? Because he or she possesses that… — Desmond Tutu
Force is as pitiless to the man who possesses it, or thinks he does, as it is to its victims; the second it crushes, the… — Simone Weil
Look at every action movie in Hollywood. Every leading man from Spider-Man to Batman to James Bond, 'Bourne Identity', every one of them possesses martial… — Donnie Yen
Good ideas are like Nike sports shoes. They may facilitate success for an athlete who possesses them, but on their own they are nothing but… — Felix Dennis
I've been told my old city possesses a 'thriving arts scene,' whatever that is; personally, I think artists should lie low and stick to their… — Walter Kirn
It is man's natural sickness to believe that he possesses the Truth. — Blaise Pascal
He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time he looks at the object beloved, drawing from it with… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
But this I know; the writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master--something that at times strangely wills… — Charlotte Bronte
Accept life, take it as it is? Stupid. The means of doing otherwise? Far from our having to take it, it is life that possesses… — Albert Camus
Whatever capacity she possesses to supernaturally beguile a human soulâ€”and she possesses manyâ€”she liked his clear-sightedness too well, to blind him that way. — Clive Barker
The moral duty of the free writer is to begin his work at home: to be a critic of his own community, his own country,… — Edward Abbey
The inner fire is the most important thing mankind possesses. — Edith SÃ¶dergran
Good sense is the most equitably distributed of all things because no matter how much or little a person has, everyone feels so abundantly provided… — Rene Descartes
My pacifism is an instinctive feeling, a feeling that possesses me because the murder of men is disgusting. My attitude is not derived from any… — Albert Einstein
In his younger days a man dreams of possessing the heart of the woman whom he loves; later, the feeling that he possesses the heart… — Marcel Proust

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