Possession Quotes

1254 Possession quotes by 873 unique authors

The human heart is an idol factory that takes good things like a successful career, love, material possessions, even family, and turns them into ultimate… — Timothy Keller
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious. — Herodotus
The reality of the invocation is when the Invoked takes possession of the heart, and He is One. Separation and multiplicity exist before that for… — Ibn Ata Allah
A too great disproportion among the citizens weakens any state. Every person, if possible, ought to enjoy the fruits of his labour, in a full… — David Hume
When happiness is actually in possession, the thought of evil can no more acquire the feeling of reality than the thought of good can gain… — William James
Material success may result in the accumulation of possessions: but only spiritual success will enable you to enjoy them. — Nido R Qubein
We must enter and take possession of the consciences of the children, of the consciences of the young, because they do belong, and should belong… — Unknown Author
Freedom from fear and injustice and oppression will be ours only in the measure that men who value such freedom are ready to sustain its… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jeffersonian Democracy simply meant the possession of the federal government by the agrarian masses led by an aristocracy of slave-owning masses. — Charles A. Beard
The two parties which divide the state, the party of Conservation and that of Innovation, are very old, and have disputed the possession of the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
He who seeks possessions for himself will never find them-until he begins to give of the abundance of possessions which he already has. — Walter Russell
The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal. — Sallust
My most treasured possessions are not things; they are only things, my friends, family and animals are what counts. — John the Apostle
The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and use of land. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Go for the moon. If you don't get it, you'll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money;… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
She found out that having something to do prevented you from feeling seasick, and that even a job like scrubbing a deck could be satisfying,… — Philip Pullman
The present moment has always been available to spiritual seekers, but as long as you are seeking you are not available to the present moment.… — Eckhart Tolle
The Greek word for philosopher (philosophos) connotes a distinction from sophos. It signifies the lover of wisdom (knowledge) as distinguished from him who considers himself… — Karl Jaspers
Capitalist exploitation and cartels and monopolies are the enemies of underdeveloped countries. On the other hand a regime which is completely oriented towards the people… — Frantz Fanon
Of all our possessions, wisdom alone is imortal. — Isocrates

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