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Possession Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche
- In the knowledge of truth, what really matters is the possession of it, not the impulse under which it was sought.
- Possessions are usually diminished by possession.
- We do not place especial value on the possession of a virtue until we notice its total absence in our opponent.
- Even the most beautiful scenery is no longer assured of our love after we have lived in it for three months, and some distant coast…
- We set no special value on the possession of a virtue until we percieve that it is entirely lacking in our adversary.
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- It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a… — Jane Austen
- The possessors of wealth can scarcely be indifferent to processes which, nearly or remotely have been the fertile source of their possessions. — Charles Babbage
- The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night does not… — Gaston Bachelard
- Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul. — Francis Bacon
- No people come into possession of a culture without having paid a heavy price for it. — James A. Baldwin
- Why grab possessions like thieves, or divide them like socialists when you can ignore them like wise men? — Natalie Clifford Barney
- First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body,… — Saint Basil
- An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare… — Felix Adler
- Liberty: One of Imagination's most precious possessions. — Ambrose Bierce
- Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them. — Napoleon Bonaparte
- I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down… — Pearl S. Buck
- Men and women should own the world as a mutual possession. — Pearl S. Buck