Possession Quotes

1254 Possession quotes by 873 unique authors

Even in our democratic New England towns the accidental possession of wealth, and its manifestation in dress and equipage alone, obtain for the possessor almost… — Henry David Thoreau
Hope is the best possession. — William Hazlitt
Health, power, riches, possessions and honor can be snatched from you, but your will is irrevocably your own. — Fulton J. Sheen
One day, when I own a house, I'll keep a library full of books. Books are different from other possessions-they're more like friends. — Blake Mycoskie
Complicated lives and heaps of possessions donâ€™t necessarily bring happiness; in fact, they can bring the opposite. — Blake Mycoskie
Time is one of our most valuable possessions. Use it wisely. Remind yourselves often that things that matter most should not be left to the… — O. Leslie Stone
The art of walking is at once suggestive of the dignity of man. Progressive motion alone implies power, but in almost every other instance it… — Henry Theodore Tuckerman
The use of talent is far more important than the possession of talent. — Garson Kanin
Property-owners are the most energetic flag-waggers and patriots in every country, but only so long as they enjoy their possessions: to safeguard those they desert… — C L R James
The help of God does not come to us when we are indifferent. It comes to the man who is depending on God in the… — Alan Redpath
Riches should be admitted into our houses, but not into our hearts; we may take them into our possession, but not into our affections. — Pierre Charron
Oneâ€™s relationship with money is lifelong, it colors oneâ€™s sense of identity, it shapes oneâ€™s attitude to other people, it connects and splits generations; money… — John Armstrong
If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains. — Helen Gahagan Douglas
Morals are taught & preached not for the sake of heaven, but to assist those people on earth who have everything they need & more… — B. Traven
I've had many more thousands of books in my possession than my shelves at home would indicate. At one time, I tried to keep them… — Lewis Buzbee
Considered now as a possession, one may define culture as the residuum of a large body of useless knowledge that has been well and truly… — Albert J. Nock
The real duty of man is not to extend his power or multiply his wealth beyond his needs, but to enrich and enjoy his imperishable… — Gilbert Highet
If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge our possessions or to raise our station in society, then… — Thomas Bulfinch
A woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it was hers. Well,… — Ajahn Chah
Christ came to give us a justifying righteousness, and He also came to make us holy â€” not chiefly for the purpose of evidencing here… — Thomas Chalmers

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