Possession Quotes

1254 Possession quotes by 873 unique authors

We have learned by now that our beauty does not count as a possession. The only thing we truly own is our legend. — Bennett Madison
Gideon was a force of nature, his magnetic self-possession so powerful it put everyone around him in his shadow. I saw flashes of it every… — Sylvia Day
She might be unarmed, but Rose Hathaway was in possession of many weapons. — Richelle Mead
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it. — William Hazlitt
Time is the most precious gift in our possession, for it is the most irrevocable. This is what makes it so disturbing to look back… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
You wake up in the morning, and your purse is magically filled with twenty-four hours of un-manufactured tissue of the universe of your life! It… — Arnold Bennett
The passing minute is every man's equal possession but what has once gone by is not ours. — Marcus Aurelius
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy. — Laozi
The uses of government should be to foster, protect and promote the possession of equality. — Victoria Woodhull
Faith obliterates time, annihilates distance, and brings future things at once into its possession. — Charles Spurgeon
I draw from my family and my friends and I feel like that small-town person. The achievements, the materialistic possessions have really become to mean… — Sheryl Crow
Fear arises through identification with form, whether it be a material possession, a physical body, a social role, a self-image, a thought, or an emotion.… — Eckhart Tolle
We grant God the possession of all the qualities of mind except the one that keeps the others healthy; that watches over their dignity; that… — Mark Twain
It needs good management to enjoy life. I enjoy it twice as much as others, for the measure of enjoyment depends on the greater or… — Michel de Montaigne
If we take an examination of what is understood by happiness ... we shall find all its properties ... under this short definition, that it… — Jonathan Swift
The perfection of wisdom, and the end of true philosophy is to proportion our wants to our possessions, our ambitions to our capacities, we will… — Mark Twain
It has been said that the essence of teaching is causing another to know. It may similarly be said that the essence of training is… — Henry Clay Trumbull
In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved. — John of the Cross
May we look upon our treasure, the furniture of our houses, and our garments, and try to discover whether the seeds of war have nourishment… — John Woolman
We will stand by our friends and administer a stinging rebuke to men or parties who are either indifferent, negligent, or hostile, and, wherever opportunity… — Samuel Gompers

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