Possessing Quotes

202 quotes by 179 authors

The pleasures of the world are deceitful; they promise more than they give. They trouble us in seeking them, they do not satisfy us when… — Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles
No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing. — Otto von Bismarck
Wherefore also these Kinds [elements] occupied different places even before the universe was organised and generated out of them. Before that time, in truth, all… — Plato
The worst realities of our age are manufactured realities. It is therefore our task, as creative participants in the universe, to re dream our world.… — Ben Okri
Phronimos, possessing practical wisdom . But the only virtue special to a ruler is practical wisdom; all the others must be possessed, so it seems,… — Aristotle
Life is a huge farce, and the advantage of possessing a sense of humour is that it enables one to defy fate with mocking laughter. — George Gissing
Certainly, possessions, money, and power can give a momentary thrill, the illusion of being happy, but they end up possessing us and making us always… — Pope Francis
Politics is the business of getting power and privilege without possessing merit. A politician is anyone who asks individuals to surrender part of their liberty… — P.J. O'Rourke
People who seek political power are, with exceptions too rare to matter, never to be trusted; at best, such people are vain and officious busybodies.… — Donald J. Boudreaux
The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love. It may look paradoxical to you, but it is not. It is an existential truth:… — Rajneesh
If then, said I, the question is put to me would I rather have a miserable ape for a grandfather or a man highly endowed… — Thomas Huxley
What is it to be a gentleman? Is it to be honest, to be gentle, to be generous, to be brave, to be wise, and,… — William Makepeace Thackeray
The way to deeper knowledge of God is through the lonely valleys of soul poverty and abnegation of all things. The blessed ones who possess… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Loud speech, profusion of words, and possessing skillfulness in expounding scriptures are merely for the enjoyment of the learned. They do not lead to liberation. — Adi Shankara
Everybody is different and I think that we live in a material world. But for me, possessing things is not that interesting. Living in a… — Nicolas Berggruen
I don't believe in monogamy, possessing people, the rightness or inevitability of jealousy. — Kate Millett
In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet possessing so very many human-like characteristics? How should we treat them? Surely we should… — Jane Goodall
With your desire defined, quietly go within and shut the door behind you. Lose yourself in your desire; feel yourself to be one with it;… — Neville Goddard
The government decides to try to increase the middle class by subsidizing things that middle class people have: If middle-class people go to college and… — Glenn Reynolds
How could people like these, without words to put to their emotions and passions, manage? They could, at best, only suffer dumbly. Their pains and… — V.S. Naipaul

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